That is sad, very well written, sends chill down my spine, good job.

Wow.. first i wud like to ask.. how did u write this.. this is just amazing.. u've just summarized freedom.. in a diffrnt way.. but so beautiful.. n so touching..

Humm I have to agree with the othe comments amazing poem. However I am still going to point out it could be better the rythem of the peom is amazing exept for a couple lines that you could rewrite to make it better.

line 1
A wife at home sat alone.
Scared to death she'd stay that way

line 2
His mind went back to the war,
but something happened not intended

other then this great peom loved it.