He Heard The Call

At one o’clock

I heard the call

On the line was my son Paul

He said “Ma, I’ve got to go.”

Inside my heart was screaming no!

He heard the call

To stand a fight

For what he thought was right

So the rest of us could live free

A soldier’s what he had to be

At four o’clock

Alarms rang out

 “Put on your gear” the captain shouts

He said “Come, we’ve got to go.”

Inside his heart was screaming no!

He heard the call

To stand a fight

For what he thought was right

So the rest of us could live free

A soldier’s what he had to be

At eight o’clock

He heard no sound

My son Paul was on the ground

The captain said, we’ve got to go.”

Inside his heart was screaming no!

He heard the call

To stand a fight

For what he thought was right

So the rest of us could live free

A soldier’s what he had to be

At twelve o’clock

I heard the call

I picked it up and let it fall

I said “Paul why did you have to go.”

Inside my heart was screaming no!

He heard the call

To stand a fight

For what he thought was right

So the rest of us could live free

A soldier’s what he had to be

A soldier’s what he had to be

by Karla Power

Words In Motion 2014