third in line
i see my partners back
walking Thur jungles
all of us looking for Charlie
all we hear is us trampling on grass
still not seeing anything
my gun is next to me ready to fire
waiting for something to move in bushes
third in line
we hear something
"STOP"
i look i see nothing
my partner stepped on a line
"i don't want to die"
"i want to go home"
"MOM help me"
"ssssshhh"
"don't lift your foot"
before i could finish my line
third in line
now i was the first in line
my best friend is not with me anymore
i lost my leader
i am losing everything all of my friends
first in line
i write home everyday
i try not to think about war
but how can you You are in WAR
my mom tells me
back home their are riots
its the same as here
our own people are dying at home
first in line
telling me keep moving
i close my eyes haven't slept in two days
opening my eyes i see something move
i FIRE it was Charlie
we check it out
but he disappeared into nothing ness
i hear a gun shoot
i turn seeing a soldier on the ground
it was one of ours
he was only 18 now hes dead
back home he told me his wife is waiting
with a baby
another gun shoot
and another
first in line
i fall to the ground
looking around
i don't see where the gun shoots are coming form
my chest starts hurting
i look down my shirt
now its my turn to go
i only had a month to go
go back to my wife
harder to breath
"god keep my wife and child Safe"
"tell them i lov....."
BACK HOME
a car pulls up to the house
my wife is with my mom
they look at each other confused
the little one asks "is that daddy?"
my wife has tears in her eyes
"no honey thats not daddy"
nicely dressed man says
"can you take the girl in another room"
my mom takes her into a room
another guy comes out of the car
with a folded flag
my wife drops to her knees
with tears dropping off her face
there was one thing we found on him
a letter to you that was never sent
we don't know why
she takes it opens it
"I'm scared honey
i have been thinking about you
thinking about the good times we had
thinking about your smile
i wonder how our daughter is
every time i fall asleep
you guys in my dreams i wish i would of never left
i will be home to you baby! i promise
kiss my girl for me I LOVE YOU GUYS!"
there is a letter on the way for him
he died and he didn't know he had another on the way......
