The Unheard Anthem of the Civil War

The silent thump of a widow's heart, as is slowly tears and rips apart, this is the Unheard Anthem. A  boy who awaits his father's return, the steady cry on the news he will learn, this is the Unheard Anthem. A mother on her knees holding her love, a quiet prayer to send him above, this is the Unheard Anthem. A dark man's face streaked with tears, as he says goodbye to the captive years, this is the Unheard Anthem. A battle song, sincere or not, describes a feeling by every shot, yet every shirt stained in crimson, would hold no more feeling than the Unheard Anthem.