In Name Of My Country
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Poem by: Jasper Dutch
Dear dad dear mom
I'm here about a week
I have just unpacked
And I'll be here for a while
I only left the camp once
A day or two ago
There is not a whole lot build
And not a lot of peace
But the people here are grateful
For the fact that we are here
We are welcomed with open arms
In this desert land
Mom and dad I wont leave
until hospitals are build
And it feels good that I am here
In name of my country
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Everything is slow here
All the work is going slow
But it's going steady
Sometimes there is peace
Now and then a fight
But how is it over there
Because I hear some rumors
That they dont support us
That they want to pull us out
First they send us here
Then they get regret
They want us to build
Give us the time
Mom and dad I wont leave
Until there's roads and light
And it is a fact that I am here
In name of my country
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Dear mom sorry
Two weeks without a letter
I am busy lately
Busy with surviving
Shot at a couple times
And a few times hit
Dont worry I am fine
The sergeant lost this legs
On a roadside bomb
I think by the taliban
It's going to be a hard
But I'm sure it can be done
Mom and dad I wont leave
Until there's schools here
And everybody knows I'm here
In name of my country
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Its three o'clock at night
I'm writing this in secret
Because all that we write
Is checked before its send
But I write you dad:
Everythings going wrong
Six people are dead
Twohundred people scared
We have been here nine months now
That is six months more than planned
No local here is is waiting
For our missionary work
This mess came from nowhere
And its not going soon
Mom and Dad I want to go home
I dont care how
I'm so tired now
In name of my country
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That was really moving. I have never head much aid from a soldiers perspective before, just from the politicians that send them there. I am not going to try and even compare a recidivist scumbag like me with a soldier fighting for his country but I know how it feels to see friends shot and killed and you realise you've been there too long and want to get out, but your in too deep and there is nowhere to go.
I bet your parents were really touched by that poem. I wish you the best
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Thanks for the kind words! Unlike my novel story, this poem is partly fictional, my parents have never read such letters from me, but I tried to captivate the emotion I and many soldiers feel, and how radically your view can change over time.
This was so touching! Especially from the line But I write to you dad. Even I've rarely heard poems from a soldier's side. And now knowing how you guys feel at the line of duty, makes me think what are we doing in life, when people like you'll are fighting for our lives, that we take for granted. I really respect you guys. And thank you for all that you do:)do:)
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Your words mean a lot to me, thank you very much!
Moving poem. Its always sad to hear the stories of a soldier. They talk so passionatley, so scarred, and the emotions are more real than anything you could ever muster. But they must feel so alone. Your poem shows a soldiers fierce love of his country and the possibility of doing something great in its name, and the hopes slow and tiring abandonment of the soldier. Yet the solider still goes on 'in the name of my country'. You are very talented and despite what you say about giving up content for form, the poem definitely had more substance than style. Keep writing!
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Thank you very much. That very last line is important to me too, you keep going, in name of your country, no matter how tired. Your words are encouraging, thanks again.
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