The archive Lone soldier Poem by Isaac Umunna · 1992 Dressed in full battle regaliaAt attention you standYour gun by your sideYou have climbed the stepsAnd reached the podiumBut to come downFrom your lofty heightYou dare notWhere, O soldier,Lies your much-vaunted power?Twenty four hours each dayOn duty you areBattling furiouslyTo maintain the status quoLonely giant […]