Fallen Soldier of Shame
Posted on 10. May, 2006 by Barry Hurd in Coffee - Volume One, Dedicated Poems, Honor
In a day gone by
 I swore an oath to survive
 In a field bled dry
  Eye for an eye
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My oath to believe
My word to succeed
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You and I were but strangers
 My lord and my liege
 You and I were but strangers
  Yet my blood, yours to bleed
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I awoke on that morning
 A horn calling your name
 Our lines broke on the morning
  My sword to blame
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I bled on that field my lord
 But fled before falling
 I failed in your name
  My regret and my shame
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Oh my lord I am sorry
 My regret cannot be denied
 Oh my lord I am sorry
  But in shame I survived