Sonnet 86: For Your Today

There he stood, never kissed a girl before Not even made love, even with his eyes, Now he stood guard in the trenches of war While generals prepared their battlefield lies. Over the top they had to go to fight Valiantly walking in no man’s land Hiding their inner fears and endless fright Locked in combat, some fighting hand to hand. The only sound they heard was shot and shell And the mud sucking clay that held them back Turning a living nightmare into hell For courage was the thing they did not lack Remember all those who fell with sorrow For your today they gave up their tomorrow.