SGT_Sky
Silence, My Brother
I was in late for a counseling session of a soldier of mine today and long story short, this got shared with me and I asked if I could pass it on and they said they didn't have a problem with it. I'm not sure if they wrote it or if it was something they just thought was neat but anyway, here goes:
Take a man and put him alone,
12,000 miles away from home,
Empty his heart of all it's blood,
Make him live and sweat in mud,
This is the life I chose to live,
This is the soul to the Devil I give,
So have your parties and drink your beer,
While young men and women die over here,
Protest the war and have your fun,
But still refuse to carry a gun,
There is nothing else for you to do,
Yet I'm supposed to die for you,
There is something you should know,
And that's where I think you should go,
But I'm already here so it's too late,
I've traded all my love for hate,
In this place that I may die,
I will forever hear my mother cry,
I saw his head and the blood he shed,
Just as Doc said "Another is Dead.",
It's the highest price a man could pay,
Just so you can live the American way,
We will get our tattoos of skills and tears,
So you can scrutinize for years,
So many opinions but only few will ever know,
And you didn't have the balls to go
like i said, this isn't mine but I asked my soldier if I could share it. let me know what you think