I Am A Soldier

I see many people, in pain, in grief, and in sorrow.

I fear for that I myself may lose my life also...

I hear people yell, scream, and cry, the gunshots are loud drums banging wildly. I hear someone scream something to me, but I don't notice because I see and taste the rain pouring down like teardrops floating down to earth.

I smell the anger in the air, and in a split second my friend had been shot...dead as thin air...

I try to stifle my crying, but boiling inside me was frustration and sadness.

After the war ended, I was glad I had lived, but I still have fearful nightmares taunting me. I remember and honor my pal today on Veterans Day, and I am a brave soldier that fought in the war...

I AM A SOLDIER

Kim Brown Age: 11 Grade: 6