Life Before (Hurricane)

As I look at these pictures, memories began to form
pictures of all my friends in their ROTC uniform

a smile on my face but a tear in my heart
my whole life has been torn out and ripped all apart

my wishes before, use to be for so much
like a million dollars, or the feeling of someone's touch

but now all I ask for is my life to be back
back to the way it use to be, everything on track

all of my family living close and getting along
but now I can only point out everything that is wrong

life was so great now that I see what I've had
but now its all gone, I've never imagined I could hurt so bad

this hurricane took away my heart and soul
left me with memories that will never again be whole

taking down the flag with my color guard
knowing that my friends were there when times got hard

hanging out in school, having so much fun
going to SLS and complaining while we run

going out on weekends and acting like there was no tomorrow
taking stuff forever even though it was meant to be borrowed

standing at attention and saluting all the cadets
helping all the people and helping some of their pets

talking to each other while running a whole mile
doing all we could to make each other smile

my friends were not just people that came into my life
they were like my family that took away all of my strife

and now everyone of us is placed around this earth
separated physically but mentally still friends from birth