Book excerpt: This book contains poems about the experiences of the soldiers , the pain of those who lose their loved ones at war and poems that praise the sacrifice made by the soldiers .This book is written in honor of the dear one , my fallen soldier .The poem "Painful Passion" is dedicated to my friends in the military :Tom Jimbo , Franklin Murithi , Edward Kabasa my cousin Alex Kaluma and all those brave souls who have sacrificed their comfort to serve their nations :They are poems expressing love , pain , betrayal and sacrifice. Poetically mourning poetically loving poetically wishing to bring the bygones back to our arms .