REQUIEM FOR A SOLDIER © 2008 E. J. Wahl

There was a soldier
He had a name
He died in my stead
At night, when I go to bed
I can’t recall his face
He had no face
But he had a name

    There was a soldier on that day
    There was a man without a face
    There is a soldier in my grave
    There is the man for whom I pray

There was a soldier
He had a name
Death reached out for me
Touched him instead
I can’t recall his face
He had no face
But he had a name

    There was a soldier on that day
    There was a man without a face
    There is a soldier in my grave
    There is the man I could not save