409 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND I once was 5 years old. I would whimper under my sheets When the nights grew dark and cold, I was too afraid to fall asleep Yet every night he would tell me, “My child, don’t you fear” He would remind me I am safe now, “There are no monsters here” But on the night of March 10th, he left me with a teddy bear For what was to come tomorrow, I was so unaware Now I am scared. Daddy isn’t here now; I can feel the monsters creep He’s not here to save me; how will I ever fall asleep Nights and nights of fear, hugging Mr. Teddy bear But now I wonder how my dad is; I wonder if he, too, is scared Guns and cries of despair, he’s confronting such atrocities Dad’s fighting the real monsters, as he serves in a war to protect me With Canada’s fate on his shoulders, I know he will persevere With the essence of his bravery, I know there are no monsters here But (continued)
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