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A Story Etched In Marble

November 3, 2009
By sarabellum93 GOLD, San Diego, California
sarabellum93 GOLD, San Diego, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality."
~Edgar A. Poe


Walking up and down each row, she searched for his tombstone;
Besides the wind and the trees, She was truly alone.
Then she found His name, Etched perfectly in white marble;
Glancing at what was written, She began to marvel.
Sitting down against the tombstone, She gently laid her head;
Picturing His death caused some tears to be shed.
Just by reading His name and rank, She could see how he died;
Unable to control the tears, She forcefully closed her eyes.
So with closed eyes she saw every moment that passed;
From the beginning of the battle, Until He breathed His last.
It started with His squad searching the people and the town;
The day was half past over, And anything bad had yet to be found.
When suddenly some villagers Rallied and opened fire;
The need to act fast to survive, Had never been so dire.
In a moment, the Marine on His left suffered a bullet to the chest;
Three seconds later, he was finnaly at rest.
His officer began to give an order, but was interrupted by a grenade;
His balance was disrupted, His hearing and vision began to fade.
Down on His knees, a ringing noise filled the air;
The pain from the wounded, the fear of the innocent, all hung open and bare.
The ringing grew so loud, His head began to ache
observing the chaos, It was clear that a decision had to be made.
He was now the last Marine standing, surrounded by a foreign enemy;
The loneliness dwelling inside Him produced a feeling so empty.
To surrender He could never, But victory was near lost
Remembering that He fought for freedom, He knew what it would cost.
Slowly He uttered a prayer, Gracefully He pulled the pin;
Thinking about His family and country, He bore a slight grin.
On the dirt amongst the shrapnel and bricks, His broken body lay;
Sacraficing all He could, He gave the full price that had to be paid.
So with a blink she opened her pale grey eyes;
Every second took an hour to pass by.
Tears fled down her face and onto the tombstone;
Besides the wind and the trees, she was truly alone.


The author's comments:
i wrote this after my best friend died in Iraq. My dad was lucky enough to have made it back.
Thanx to all our men and women in the armed forces, we love you and miss you. Come home soon!

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on Jun. 2 2010 at 7:43 pm
sarabellum93 GOLD, San Diego, California
14 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality."
~Edgar A. Poe

hmmm, i dont remember thinking of just one topic, but i have many poems/stories that r military related since its a big part of my life. Ive always been amazed by the bravery our troops have, so i guess its an unsung tale of our many hero's overseas. I was mainly thinking of my bff who past away almost 6 yrs ago saving my dad's life in Iraq and of all the Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers who never get the appreciation they deserve...=)

thnx for reading


Shortie said...
on Jun. 2 2010 at 12:20 pm
I love this poem!!! what were u thinking about when u wrote it? -.-