Last night another soldier
lay down in his cot
and closed his eyes upon the world
a world that he forgot
A world amongst his family
his friends and neighbors too
A world where he's just dad
not some LT's number two
Last night another soldier
stayed awake all night
watching over brothers
hurt and injured from the fight
A night like many other
for this corpsman now deployed
he's face to face with horrors
that no war can e'er avoid
Last night another soldier
went on patrol, did not come back
he fell amidst a firefight
from enemy attack
An enemy he never knew
nor even understood
An enemy he only fought
cos someone thought he should
Last night another soldier
celebrated passing out
tomorrow night this cycle
will repeat, there is no doubt
For each night there are soldiers
who do all of the above
hoping we may know true liberty
freedom, peace, and love
May 27, 2010
May 27, 2010 at 7:08 PM UTC
Last night another soldier
lay down in his cot
and closed his eyes upon the world
a world that he forgot
A world amongst his family
his friends and neighbors too
A world where he's just dad
not some LT's number two
Last night another soldier
stayed awake all night
watching over brothers
hurt and injured from the fight
A night like many other
for this corpsman now deployed
he's face to face with horrors
that no war can e'er avoid
Last night another soldier
went on patrol, did not come back
he fell amidst a firefight
from enemy attack
An enemy he never knew
nor even understood
An enemy he only fought
cos someone thought he should
Last night another soldier
celebrated passing out
tomorrow night this cycle
will repeat, there is no doubt
For each night there are soldiers
who do all of the above
hoping we may know true liberty
freedom, peace, and love
©A Thomas Hawkins 2010
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