So I told my Wife that I’ll be back.
I gave my little girl a big hug goodbye.
Both of my loved ones began to cry.
Making a promise of my return to thee
I make an oath that will last an eternity.
Kissing my love one last time
I swear they are always on my mind.
Leaving them is hard for me
For the country its got to be.
Shedding one last tear
It was finally time to disappear.
Walking away from what I call home
I hope my name one day can be on a stone.
If I were to die,
I wonder how many would cry.
When the day comes
I will be remembered by most not some.
Once I got on the plane I thought to myself this is insane.
Thinking about them and all their excruciating pain.
Looking out the window one last time
I suddenly realize my life is on the line.
Blowing a kiss to my child and my lovely
Again I will truly miss them so dearly.
Taking lift off one, two, three.
I wish I could turn back and visit my family.
Thinking about whats ahead
I’ll makes these hours last before I’m dead.
I promise to myself I will survive
Praying to my heavenly father for my life to thrive.
When the day comes,
I will be remembered by most not some. Exposition
I had a strange vision of our men dying
Children could be heard crying.
All the bloodshed everywhere
It made me regret even being here.
If I could go back in time,
I would stop myself from choosing a soldiers line.
I still keep my head held up high
Not looking down I’m looking up at the sky.
When that day comes,
I will be remembered most not some.
James Allen is my name
Leaving for war is my pain.
I have no choice but to fight
But sometimes I wonder is it right.
Arriving in Iraq I had a feeling we were about to be under attack.
From training the only words I remember is watch your back.
Set my foot on the wasteland
The crew and I were one united band.
Looking up at the sun
Which gave me a hot stare that was not fun.
Suddenly a shiny figure emerges from the air
It was a grenade and I could not stare.
The grenade whistle sounded like an atom bomb
Three words in my mind, “ how about run”.
When that day comes
I will be remembered by most not some.
As the grenade exploded with devastation
I saw many enemies as if they were a nation.
Blurry vision is all I could see
As I heard my closest friends and team die next to me,
There must have been an angel protecting my life
Because I was still thinking about my child and lovely wife.
Regaining my natural vision
I felt anger and aggravation.
With my head held high and my eyes set
Three men and I started to fire at some targets.
The battle had been won
But the casualties of our squad had been done.
Even though the battle was succeeded
I Felt tired and defeated.
Thinking back to this day
I realize home is where I should have stayed.
Until then I’m thankful to be alive
Maybe next time it might be deprived.
Thinking back on the past
I realize life is too short and fast.
I am part of the U.S Army
And one day I will make history.
But no one will live it like me.
When the day comes
I will be remembered by most not some.
Three months have passed
They were sending soldiers back home at last.
I was chosen to go back
Realizing this I almost had a heart attack.
Once I arrived at the airport at 11
There stood my wife and child who was seven.
They both gave me a hug to remember
I will cherish this day as if it were a forever.
Driving home with my head held high
High up as the sky.
The day has finally come,
Where I have been remembered by most not some.
Royel M. (2011)
Works Cited:
"Saying Goodbye Again." Photograph. fredrickburg.com. Mike Marones. Fredrickburg: Local News, 2007. Web. 9 Sep 2011. <http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/beatsworking/2007/06/27/saying-goodbye-again/>.
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