Thanks to those who served so we can be free

This is a poem that I wrote for our veterans. I published it a few years ago..

“Stand Proud”

Stand Proud, my brother,

Stand Proud, my sister,

Stand proud, my father,

Stand Proud, my mother.

We can sleep at night,

Free from worry.

We can speak our mind

With heart filled passion.

So I can vote for a man
That I believe in,

So I can walk the streets

Safe and be secure.

You have made me proud,

Fighting for me,

Walking in danger

So we can be free.

On the beaches you fought,

In the mountains you climbed,

Fighting for a cause

And trying to stay alive.

Some of you still are there,

In spirit you walk about

Looking at us and hoping

We still remember.

We remember you

The farmer, the postman,

The driver and the young man.

Ordinary people with ordinary lives.

Lives you gave in full

So I can sleep in peace

And now, I still sleep in peace

With you watching over me