Those Moments
written by: Jacob Damstra
@jacobdamstra
Those moments
Don’t relent.
And they gnaw;
They are raw.
They’re haunting;
And daunting.
Ever-there;
Everywhere.
Back of mind,
To remind:
Of the cost
Of lives lost;
Of sacrifice,
Not thinking twice.
For our friends
To the end –
Come to soon –
By Death, hewn.
Ripped away,
Yesterday.
And tomorrow
Is time borrowed.
So today,
We can pray
That:
Those moments
Don’t relent;
They stay here,
Remain clear;
Their faces,
And the places,
Do not fade
From thoughts staid.
A debt is owed –
A heavy load:
The burden borne.
And proudly worn
Are the scars.
The task is ours,
To remember:
Stoke the embers
Of their light
Once burned bright
But no longer
And we’re stronger
For those times,
Of darkest mind
Tis not weak, then
To speak up when
Those moments,
Don’t relent
Though time’s passed
They still last
Through tough days
They’re always
In memory
Where they’ll be
Evermore
With honour
We salute
Resolute
They’re now free
From enemies
We must fight
Do what’s right
There’s no rest
Onward – press
Lest we forget
To pay our debt
For Love, win
And so, in
Those moments
Don’t relent.
- Survival III - May 12, 2018
- Survival II - March 28, 2018
- Survival I - March 10, 2018
