Stone-faced Soldier

Stone-faced Soldier

By: Monica Renata

Bullets going everywhere

Bombs are in close sight

So much devastation around

Gunpowder is drowning out the light

Death around as far as the eye can see

No sign of peace close by

There is no need to try to hide

For you can’t escape even if you close your eyes

The cries of other men

Become too much to bear

But in order to accept reality

Obtained is the stone-faced stare

Face no longer blushed with red

Breathing is as normal as can be

The mouth doesn't form a frown

Nor does it smile or show its teeth

Void of all emotions

No joys celebrated in life

Disappointments don’t exist

A mere spectator of others lives

Life is a battlefield

So many are afraid to get hurt

Instead of wearing their heart on their sleeve

They trample their own hearts like dirt

For what is the point of exposing a thing

That at times is fragile and breaks

Emotion dies within their soul

And they develop that Stone-face

They won’t show an ounce of emotion

They won’t show exactly how they feel

For they are a stone-faced soldier

And life is their battlefield

Marching on in life

Not caring what others may feel or speak

For they live life unconnected

And sit on the bench of life while others are out on the field

“Do not let the fear of getting your feelings hurt hold you back from living! When you decide not to live your life, you will end up watching others live theirs.”  – Monica Renata