What Do I see when I look at a soldier? 
Sorrow, Sadness, Sacrifice. 
The torment all around. 
Yet, when I look in his eyes I see hope. 
Hope that this will end soon, 
And he an return to his family.

What do I see when I look at his wife? 
She's torn and worried, 
Half-expecting him not to come home. 
arely sleeping at night, she's scared. 
But deep in her heart, 
She knows he's coming back.

What do I see when I look at a veteran? 
Still, the images forever locked in his head. 
His friends are gone;yet after all the years, 
He still misses them. 
The dedication remains.
 He may wear a striaght face, 
But inside, he is broken.



I wrote this poem for a contest at school.