PW - In Support of Our Troops and Their Families

Though winter comes knocking on my doorstep

My heart is warmed by those

Whose selfless efforts go unheard

Except to the ears of those who care

Those who watch the news in fear

And feel it’s mighty cost

They search engulf all the news

For they’re the families of those who serve

Who’ve stepped forth and also could be lost

My heart rides this torrent too

For they are now friends of mine

Though they know not I’m standing near

Near throughout this precious time

With prayers to quell their fears

My tears have flown

My mind in thought, pen run out of ink

From jotting down how much I care

For those for whom I think

I wish the Lord would intervene

And cause that peaceful end

There is no need for a loser found

Let all be winners in this stand

For when greater minds prevail and see

A better world is what is found

Awe but this is just a simple dream

Imaginations simplistic ground

In a world that is far to complex

For a dream that could not last

For each day a barbarian thrives anew

And drives the future to the past

Tis why our heroes ride this charge

Across a great wide world divide

To stand and stop a dangerous foe

When our values and theirs collide

By: Roger Borchert