A Soldier ..

How is she so strong, who sends off her husband, knowing this might be the last time
How does she spend every second, every minute and every day,
Just waiting by the phone for that one call, that 'I'm coming home' would say...

How is she so strong, when she sees her kids playing around asking for dad,
How does she cope up with that one phone call that told her that the news is bad...
She lives every day with a fear,
Yet the honor of being a soldiers wife will not let her shed a tear..

How is she so strong, who makes a decision of sending her second son to Army,
On funeral of her just martyred eldest one.....
How is she so strong to receive that flag covered coffin with her only son,
And how does she stand with her head high proud of being a soldier's mum.

Where does he get that smile from, standing on the border ready to fight,
How many times does he look at that picture of his fiance,
How many times he counts the days to take home that flight...
How is he so strong, to know the destiny and still strive

It was Feb the 14th, people upset for not having date..
When these 42 soldiers got martyred, not knowing their fate.
We complain lying on our comfortable bed, a roof on our hea..
We sleep peacefully coz there is someone guarding our country.
Taking for granted the sacrifices they make,
And then there is one such incident, and the entire country shakes.

I am not from an army family, nor I have known someone very close who is..
But I still feel this pain, that will again their sacrifice go in vain.
Been a week, the months will pass by and so will the years,
Will we see a better tomorrow, where there will be no fears?

And why there is a need of money to raise for the families who lost,
Shouldn't protecting the country be the highest paid job?
How is that people relaxing in their couch,
Are paid higher than those for the country, their life they vouch?

I am not angry, nor this is a complain,
These are just these thoughts that are driving me insane.
Lighting a candle, praying in mass, facebook posts and hatred march
Even this write up for that matter, Will it change the game?
I wish we could just topple the system upside down,
With the right head wearing that deserving crown!