Not Just a Number

by steve1223adelaide, South Australia

Apr 2013 361 Views 4 comments

Not Just a Number

A baby's born into this world
It's fat and round and jolly
Eyes wide in wonderment
A whole world awaiting

Baby boy is soon a youth
A pride and joy for parents
Many plans for future made
He dreams of being a doctor

The youth a man to war must go
To fight a foreign battle
Face in sand life slips away
A casualty, a number

When will you see what we have lost
That these are not just numbers
Each a life so unique
There will never be another

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Posted: Apr 2013

About this poem:

It is not just a number to those who grieve

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Comments (4)

paloma66Manukau, Auckland New ZealandApr 22, 2013

Quite true steve its not the number for those who grieve its the person.Well penned steve.

JyonnahReading, Pennsylvania USAApr 22, 2013

This is a very poignant write, Steve. My daughter served in the USAF for 3 years and my oldest son still serves, a USAF career man. My children are the reason I carry on in this world, they are as you say, "not just numbers". Honorable poem here! Thank you so much for posting it.