The Soldier’s Fight

“The Soldier’s Fight” is a deeply personal poem that traces the emotional and psychological journey of a soldier returning from a combat deployment. It explores the silent battles fought not on the battlefield, but within the mind and heart upon returning home.

The poem gives voice to the disorientation and emotional numbness that often accompany the return from war. It captures the struggle to articulate feelings that even the soldier himself does not fully understand:
“Sometimes I look, but I do not see what has made and become of me.”
This line reflects the profound sense of detachment and identity loss many experience as they try to reconnect with a life that no longer feels familiar.

The story unfolds not only through the eyes of the soldier, but also through the pain of those who love him.
“Look, look—I hear you scream. Where are you gone from me?”
This haunting line represents the anguish of loved ones who are reaching out, trying to bring back someone who seems emotionally unreachable.

As the poem deepens, it touches on the invisible wounds of moral injury and trauma—the kind that cannot be easily spoken of or shared:
“I hear me scream and try to square things that I can never share.”
These are the memories and moral conflicts that haunt him in the silence of sleepless nights.

The poem reaches its emotional peak in a plea for understanding and patience:
“I ask you, please be patient. I ask you, please understand. I don’t want to be me right now—I want my old self back.”
This is not just a cry for help, but a powerful admission of vulnerability, and a desire for healing and reconnection.

It concludes with a quiet promise—a commitment to endure, to fight through the darkness, and to rediscover the man he once was:
“Weathering the storm and winning the fight… to be the person he has long forgot.”

This poem was inspired by a Veteran, a friend, a warrior. I am honoured to have known him, and I will carry the value of his friendship with me always.

Thank you for your sacrifice, your strength, and your service