A Salute To Our Soldiers

I don't know how to be patriotic

But I'm trying to be empathetic

Towards those fighting to save our lives

The National Anthem on the Independence Day

Rendered me literally overwhelmed

And poked my conscience

How often do you remember the Martyrs?

Their families' hearts grow feeble

Though the members pretend to be valorous

The pongos are worth lionizing

Indeed, for the sacrifices galore

I've shed tears for the celebs in movies

I went out of the way for my own needs

So far I never knew the glory of altruism

Till I saw the soldiers indulged in a ceaseless war

Epochs and eras have come and gone

Even some heroes and villains are long forgotten

Yet the humans surviving

While protecting the country's boundaries

Are impressionable reminiscences

Encouraging the souls of the citizens

To feel proud of thy nation

At least for the sake of ones serving in the army, for thee too.