Soldiers Sleeping Beneath a Bust of Father Abraham - poem

 

Lawrence Hall

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Soldiers Sleeping Beneath a Bust of Father Abraham

 

In the Capitol exhausted soldiers sleep

Beneath a bust of Abraham Lincoln

And a sign that reads: “Cameras and related gear

Not authorized in this area.”

 

After days of transports and formations

Of stringing wire and policing the area

Of orders and marches and lines for the head

And maintenance of all weapons and gear

 

They sprawl just any whichaway on a floor

To be mocked with sneaky MePhone photographs

“Is that all our overpaid soldiers do? Sleep?”

And stepped around by those whom they protect

 

Insolent civilians might not give a damn

But our soldiers are blessed by Father Abraham

(Based on a photograph published in Drudge)