A Soldier Must Return

When you step foot on to that plane,
knowing your life would never be the same.
The things the media says,
they could never fully express.

The expectations you once had,
shattered, the moment you see the new land.
The only thing you keep in mind,
is to return to the life you left behind.

Return to a life you never knew,
the person who, you thought was you.
All these changes made before your face,
they were so subtle, so opaque.

Reappearing from the war,
but nobody knows you anymore.
Life went on, while you did your job.
Away from the world, but never gone.

Your perceptions, the things you've seen,
changes reality and makes you think.
Where do i go, how do i begin?
Its like starting over once again.

All you missed while you were gone.
So much to do, so little time.
Keep in mind, this though chapter ends
in a short while, a new one begins.

What choices life must bring,
The pain that goes unseen.
The life you thought you wanted,
May it forever be a dream