MAN IN THE MOON

Man in the moon, guardian of the sky
Hold my soul till morning is nigh.
My eyes I see fading. I’m about to die.
On a cruel, and bloody battlefield,
With no one by my side…

Children look upon me,
A whisper in the night,
A cold and frightened child about to take final flight.

Mothers look upon me,
The devil takes his own, save from him your children
And the light let them be shown.

Fathers raise your eyes to the safety of the sky,
Pray your sons and daughters never like this shall die.

All your cherished heroes, your little minute men,
As the bombs drop upon them, they’ll thank you once again.
But when they drop before you, they won’t recall your name.

Note: I wrote this in high school, after being forced to read the book "Johnny got his gun", it turned out to be a good book. But it touched me more then a book ever had. So I wrote this poem about it. I'm a dork. But it continues to be one of my favortie poems.

I think Aerosmith wrote one after reading that book too? It's call "Janie Got A Gun". Smile. Wink. Seriously, beautiful write. I'll bet you got an A?

Rodger

Didn't get graded on it. Metallica wrote a song about it as well called "One" it's a good song! Thanks for commenting.

quite a poem, this. respect.

thanks hey hey

this piece is a nocturnal wonder, it reads with a melody surpassed only by the notes its subject possesses... excellent post!!!


misty..

Very nice Manders. It is so great we can come here and share our talents with people that respect what we do. I love this one!!!

Nikki