Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Great writing! It makes you think how many men have acctualy felt like this! Keep up the good work... it gives food for thought. Love and Light Wendy , Franke1902@a... wrote: > The Last Breath > > As bullets pierce my flesh > disconnecting body from soul > I move on > hoping I’ve fulfilled my life’s goal > > You see I was a soldier > fighting a war > Defending my country > even though I really didn’t understand what for > > Defending its honor and pride > against strangers I’d never before seen > On a battlefield > that’s a nightmares dream > > Flesh and blood falling > like rain upon the sand > Dotting the landscape > with pieces of man > > And through the horror of it all > I continued on > Thinking I was helping to pioneer > a new dawn... > ...of peace and freedom > > Now as my blood stains the foreign sand > and my breath grow short > I begin to see > the confusion in which I was caught > > And with my last few breaths > I ask to be forgiven > for not questioning the source > by which I was driven > > ©2004 Frank E. Robinson, Jr. > () Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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