Soldier

This poem is dedicated to General Bipin Rawat gaaru, who have recently died in a recent accident in Ooty, Tamilnadu.

Tell my love to never cry because I am an Indian soldier who has always been born to die, 

They tell us to marry, but I told them,

I am already married to my country when I was born, 

If death strikes before I prove my blood, I promise, I will kill death, 

Two stars on my shoulder are better than millions in the sky, 

If I die in a war zone, box me up n send me home, 

put my gun on my chest, n tell my mom I did my best, 

n tell my dad not to bow, 

He will never get tension from me now, 

Tell my bro study perfectly, 

Keys of my bike will be his permanently, 

Tell my sis don’t be upset, 

Her bro will not rise after this sunset, don’t tell my friends they are hearties, n start 2 ask for parties, 

Tell my love not to cry… “coz I am a solider..and I am born to die, 

You have never lived until

You have almost died,

And for those who choose to fight,

Life has a special flavour,

The protected will never know!!! 

A soldier is keeping his promise on the border, 

He is paying the debt of Mother Earth’s love, 

My aim is not to die for the country, but to live each day for its integrity, and defend it with every cent of my will, 

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war, 

I feel an army in my fist, 

I am a soldier, and for me, the country is my mother, and I will serve her with every breath of my life.