A Very Special Delivery
I saw a bottle in the ocean,
with a message it carried inside,
there was a teardrop on it
from the author who must've cried.
The message was sent long ago
the receiver yet to be, I knew
it had to be delivered, and so it
was up to me.
So I took the letter
home, which for me
was something new ,
but something about it
was special, it was something
I just had to do.
So began my journey
a journey of thousands of miles,
I never thought when I got there
all I'd see were smiles.
When I got to my destination,
I was asked what brought me there,
I said, " I've traveled thousands of miles
to bring you this message and I handled it
with care."
I'd soon find out
what made the letter
so special , in a special way
the letter was from a fallen soldier
they were celebrating his birthday.
I'll never forget the message
in the letter that I read,
I'll carry with me for forever
this is what it said.
" If you should find yourself
missing me , I'm really not that far
just look up to the night sky
I'll be the brightest star."