Day 113: Little Soldier Boy

A little soldier boy sent to war
taken away from mommy's arms

The little soldier boy fought alone
for the first time without his mother

He send letters to his mother every single day
and always a month later he receives them back

The little boy killed his first man
and he was distraught, but no one to calm

the little boy with milk on his lips
has now blood on his hands

the little boy was distraught of war
and slowly he becomes a man

War stole the young boy's innocence
as he killed everyone on sight

After the war the little boy was no more
as he had war painted on his face

But going home was far too different
as he don't know who he was

Men and women who adored him
became terrified of his presence

The little boy who became a man
went home alone from war

As the six years war ended
every coffin he lift only gets heavier

after burying the souls of his comrades
he decided to go home

in his old home he heard a familiar voice
his mother ran with her age catching up

With her mother's tears his soul was cleansed
and felt the embrace he has long sought

The brave little man settled home
as war of yesterday passed