Courage In Battle

My heart is pounding in my chest I feel that I cannot do as the rest To sacrifice their lives To willingly fight while death arrives I look out onto the battle field The bodies of my friends strewn across Their fates already sealed I cannot feel, I am at a loss The courage that they had, I do not I am not brave as they were My blood is not boiling hot I feel as if I should stir Instead I sit here and stare And shake in fear I cannot move a hair I feel that death is near I feel something change A thought occurs to me that is strange If I cower why did they die Why did they never get to say their last goodbyes I realize with awe the point of their death They died so others would not have the same fate I vowed to do the same under my breathe And walked forward without any debate If I can save one man My sacrifice would not be in vain That was my plan It seems crazy, but I am sure I am sane With others we went forward We walked weighing the worth of our lives With courage we went, our steps becoming tortured We shall fight until death arrives