Poem and analysis on poem about the military service

1. The Sacrifice Engel 1
Dylan Engel
English 4
Period 4
There are those who have the blessings of life
Their easy-gotten rights to thrive
And yet still find their long list of strife
And curse their days as if not alive
When men and women miles away
Where American pride is made a stray
Not only fighting for a sinful nation
But struggling to save their pitiful rations
But for its freedom despite their lack
With loads of equipment held tight on their back
“Dodging the bullet” as you might say
Has quite a familiar ring in their “day to day”
But when one fails to complete the phrase
It is quite harsh, the price one pays
For when he awakens out of his daze,
He walks out the hospital with new clanking legs
And he arrives home to his family, who greets him with thanks
And he thinks quite highly of the world without the ranks
The place that sees bliss and seldom harms
Finally, he sleeps readily and thanks his brothers in arms

2. The Sacrifice Engel 2
I personally think the message my poem represents is a lesson many people need to consider.
And hopefully it shows a realistic comparison of how our problems as average American citizens
differs from the hardships that the military faces. With this, people should be thankful for the
good things in life they have that the army tries to conserve so hardly. The essay should also give
a glimpse at the major risks the army take every day. Atop of all of this, They also dread the
separations between them and their family and friends. The lesson should also extend to show
respect to those who have served and lost something important to them, the man in the story was
but one man, when there are hundreds of thousands of people serving. This puts the perspective
on how many have endured the difficulties. Another aspect of mine of why this poem needs to be
appreciated is due to those who do not think about the good of life and stray away all of their
blessings in their everyday life as just the normal. It is quite ironic how the most rich of people
can have the worst of attitudes toward their quite manageable difficulties when the military
sacrifices so much to try to keep them safe. And furthermore, I also think that the army needs to
be respected, hardly a person who takes the duty wants to go through what they experience.
Traumatization, sickness, death, etc. are being a constant problem in their horrid routine in order
to preserve freedom. Given that, I hope my point has been made clear. And that there is a great
reason to be happy because many live the happy life. And when the soldiers return home, its
always a joy made by the patronage they face.