Fend For Our Nation

I thank God for blessing me with a strong Black boy,
Whose patience has made him my true pride and joy;
To give me the best feeling in this world from a call,
While he speaks and smiles as if I never deployed at all.

My love for him goes beyond the end of time,
I am so glad that he has tough soul like mine.

No one in this world alter the profound state
Of him so much and missing overseas with faith;
Strength and communication has brought us this far,
And they will put him back in my arms over my heart.

My love for him goes beyond the vast of seas,
I am so proud that I pray for him on bent knees.

So I stand as a man with not a fear,
As all our enemies draws in near,
I shall be up on this very Hesco waiting,
Equipped and all to fend for our nation.

I thank God for providing such a strong man to call dad,
The reason I want to be the best soldier we ever had;
He always was there to lend a hand to rectify trouble,
Never turned his back when I stressed over a struggle.

My love for him goes beyond lungs of fresh air,
I am so amazed that I inherited his undying care.

No other man can take the place a father figure so ideal,
Name heroes over time yet mine is still alive and very real;
Hoping that one day will eventually measure up to him,
He, as trunk of our family tree, grew strongest out of a stem.

My love for him goes beyond a heart of blood,
I am so eager to uphold the definition of a father’s love.

So I stand as a man with not a fear,
As all our enemies draws in near,
I shall be up on this very Hesco waiting,
Equipped and all to fend for our nation.

L.J. and Dad, thanks for your labors,
Now it is time that I return the favors.

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