Song of a soldier
By winter jazz
Distant dreams of a faraway landA land that seemed so far nowYet once upon a time the land is homeYet once upon a time it's all I knowStranded in a foreign landSupposedly answering a nation's callFighting for a cause that's not even mineQuestions pounded, yet answers none to findGuns we carry, mountains we walkHelmets and boots made part of our gearGunshots we hear, casualties we seeDeaths everywhere, will it soon be me?Once again, we move alongOur destination unknownAnother day, another question markHopes diminishing, and dreams deniedWill I see my home again?Will I live that long?Will God show me that mercyThat to many he'd forgone? Written October 22nd, 2001 © on Oct 21 2001 09:13 PM PST 0 • 1
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"Distant dreams of a faraway landA land that seemed so far nowYet once upon a time the land is homeYet once upon a time it's all I knowStranded in a foreign landSupposedly answering a nation's callFighting for a cause that's not even mineQuestions pounded, yet answers none to findGuns we carry, mountains we walkHelmets and boots made part of our gearGunshots we hear, casualties we seeDeaths everywhere, will it soon be me?Once again, we move alongOur destination unknownAnother day, another question markHopes diminishing, and dreams deniedWill I see my home again?Will I live that long?Will God show me that mercyThat to many he'd forgone?..."