By Manish Veeramani
And suddenly today my life has come to an end,
They blasted me off just because I wouldn’t ever bend.
Not that about it do I really at all care,
Dying after a head on battle would have however been more fair.
In a happy space I am resting in peace now,
Unsure though, without me; my family will survive how?
Returning back from home was I, filled with all good memories,
After enjoying with my family all the familial luxuries.
My last trip would this be I had never thought,
To control my tears before leaving was a battle I internally fought.
Inability to fulfil my promise to family remains the only regret,
See you all soon I had said, a chance never again will I ever get.
Eyes with tears will greet me again as usual,
Like it always happens when I head back home, nothing unusual.
To wipe them off like I always do, this time I cannot,
As in a coffin wrapped with our national flag, to my home I have been brought.
I wish I could have hugged my parents once more,
I wish I could have teased my sister once more,
I wish I could have joked around with my brother once more,
I wish I could have told ‘I Love You’ to my wife once more,
I wish I could have kissed and blessed my children once more,
I wish I could have lived this life once more!!!
Be proud of me and shed tears no more,
Time has now come for me to enter into heaven’s open door.
Next birth if exists, don’t know what does God have to offer,
Given a choice, I will tell Him to make me again 'A Soldier'