Empty Boots

Empty boots 

Stand at attention

Quietly beside the door

They appear to be waiting

For orders

To march back into war

So many times they’ve carried

Their brave soldier home

From bloody battles

Fiercely fought

Across the entire globe

Their mission always

To defend freedom 

At home 

And on foreign land

These boots now

Remain at rest

In silence, 

They still stand

As a legacy

To the sacrifice 

That their courageous soldier 

Selflessly earned

They wait, unaware

That they’ve taken

Their final step

They wait, unknowing

That their soldier

Drew his final breath