He braved the fear of not returning ever
He shed his qualms of living in danger
He went ahead for the pride of his soul
He marched to his country's call
He watched in guard while we slept,
He starved in wars while we ate
An honor he thought of that task
To lay aside comforts for his duty's ask
In the lap of heat & fire
He fought by his men sans tire
Bullets in, bullets out
Grenades drowning every shout
Shredded skins of hands he'd shaken
Shut eyes that'd playfully teasen'
Still figures in traps of smoke
A phantom he'd become in one stroke
He moved ahead, in time of retreat
He refused to lay low on cowardice feet
Oblivious to his mates' urges
Pleading to return to secret lurches
How he ran into the enemy citadel
A message - his country will not fail
He left behind all who cared
He'd sworn a thing & that he dared
Today we gather in his memory
We've nothing but to sing his glory
Those salutes of guns will matter
They will thunder in his greatness for sure
But what'll go on for ages
Written in history's golden pages
Is the act so uncommon
Living a life from his loved ones forlorn
The story of his life
Shines in the tears of his wife
The patriot's reign,
Courses in his toddler's vein
I walk up to the lady
To give her a Panda teddy
A gift her man had bought
To welcome their child he'd sought
Then I hand over his letter
Unsent & meant for her
She stares at it for a while
Suddenly she sees the smile
Their child is giggling
In her mother's arms he's jiggling
Like a message he's conveying
For the departed he's acting
There lies my friend, my savior
A man who was born to be a warrior
While we mourn a patriot's departure,
Let's hail the victory of a soldier
