This is about my brother and he's now in the Marines... so yeah.
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He was a boy who was your son.
Now he's a solider with a gun.
He loved to be around,
now he does push-ups on the ground.
He was a boy who might have cried,
now he holds his fear deep inside.
He always wanted to play guitar;
now he drives a tank instead of a car.
You wanted him to wear a helmet with his bike;
but it was loose and not right.
Now he makes sure it's bullet proof and tight.
His childhood is gone,
but your the one who taught him to be strong.
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This is a nice poem to give to a family member. It's sort of sweet and I'm sure your brother would appreciate it if you were to give it to him.
I would cut down on some of the end rhyme. Play with the rhyme, really. The third and fourth stanzas are good examples of half-rhyme and I would try to experiment with that throughout the poem.