Overhead - By: Jake Buhler

I shake.

I shudder.

Clinging to myself, as I would another.

Overhead, gunshots dance across no mans land,

Like a ballerina on a stage.

My ears ring,

I cry.

Is it over?

I stare at the flag over me.

Victory? What is victory?

It may be over, but it’s not victorious.

You will call on me again,

But I won’t be there.

“I am home!” I shout. But no one answers.

My home, my family, where are they?

“You are not home,” says a solemn voice.

When you place my picture upon that wall you will remember me.

Tears,

Sobs,

“Why do you cry?” I ask.

No one hears me,

But I am remembered.

Please give a detailed explanation about the meaning and main idea of this poem.

It was an assignment for social studies class. It was a poem referencing Remembrance Day. It was Jake's first poem.