A Soldier's Good-Bye

My life was taken with grief I will say good-bye but it must be brief I was fighting to keep you safe I didn't know it was my life they would take They stole my youth Told me lies Not the truth The recruit asked me to join to help reach their goal But in reality he was asking for my soul I was a pawn in His chess game He sacrificed me for his own gain Now I lie here amongst the dead Friend and foe man drenched in red I wish I could take my name of the black list of death But now I am here saying prayers with my last breath I wish I could see your face one more time To hold you hand within mine I wish you could have known how much I loved you But those wishes will never come true The decision has been made and it cost me my life Leaving you a widow and not my wife I hear the weak screams of the terrified young The Fear took the life of someone's son I look up to the blood stained sky Ready for my end not understanding why My soul is gone now please don't cry This is a soldier's last good-bye