A noble soldier

The dogs of war at many families doorsteps
The strains of seeming peace so near and so far
The laments of loved ones far far away,
The blood on the ground mixing together until it decays to some future

Why here and now
Why me and my comrades
Can I think about it?

I will always do my duty
But in a far far away land just what is that
They have fought each other for millennia, with or without me

My duty is in my mind
I connect it to my families at home because this is what I am taught
Maybe they’re right … I think so because I am dieing for this duty
And for my comrades
And I do love my family