Reprinted with the permission of the author, Thomas Holmquist:
Arlington
where
our unknown soldier lies
The
place
to honor those who gave their lives
Those
that
died that generations be free
May
we
remember them through eternity
This
Unknown Soldier guarded day and night
By
the
choice of a few and with all their might
To
show
mankind their respect and dignity
To
those
who defended our lives and liberty
Twenty
one steps, he takes twenty one steps
Eyes
locked
in honor for the soldier he guards
And
twenty
one seconds before he turns
To
honor
the soldiers who never returned
Twenty
one steps until the end of time
For
our
lost soldiers we cannot find
They
gave
their lives for you and me
The
price
paid to preserve our dignity
So
let's take twenty one steps, just twenty one steps
Lock
our
eyes in honor for our soldiers that died
And
think
for twenty one seconds about their sacrifice
To
preserve
our freedom and our children's lives.
