Battle Cries

Prayers - Soldiers Prayer

By Karen Laven

Battle Cries

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War ravaging within me.
Peck, peck, pecking away,
every time my phone moans.
Every time I wonder,
"Where is my child now?"

This is war.
Every time I beg You to keep them safe.
Every time the news has a new tally to share.
A new death toll.

Dashing young faces appear.
Dates of beginning and abrupt ends,
scrolling below their smiles.
Is my baby there?
Only You know.

 

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Labels: Prayer for a Soldier, Soldier Prayer, Prayer for Parents, Patriotism, America, Letters to Soldiers, Prayer

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