I was flown to a distant land
My feet cushioned by the hot sand
A battle waged that I could not see
People struggled to be set free
My country’s calling I came to serve
To have our freedoms others deserve
Into my flesh a bullet now rips
Pain fills me as I clench my lips
I see my blood as it now flows
The pool of red around me grows
I hear screams from others hurt
Heroes injured scattered in the dirt
A darkness over me falls this day
My precious life is swiftly taken away
Back at home my family does wait
Wondering what will be my very fate
I remember that kiss at the door
I longed now for that and more
I look down from heaven above
Watching over the ones I love
I see the pain each of them feel
This is war, this makes it real
A one way ticket was given to me
To stand with soldiers for our country
Now I lay my head down on a heroes bed
Amongst others like me who are now dead
One thing in common we all did get
From our country’s shores a one way ticket
© Tall Mountain Dreamer July 6, 2007
