Fallen Heroes

Fallen heroes never die Their memories stay in heart and mind When they are missed, fighting tears is hard But never give little or no regard How can one sleep at night When awakened by terror or startled by fright What could have changed the course of fate? To have been taken instead, to the golden gate For it is not what is lost, but for what is found What is looking down from above, not up from underground There will be ache and flashbacks, too And the constant thought of ‘Me, not you!’ A continuous struggle of selfless notion One would give all to get across that ocean To bring 100 more back for the sake of the families So they too had a hero return in Greens, Blues or ‘Cammies’ Alas, here we are, alone in the dark As if a child and friend, moved far, far apart Keep your friends close by and kept in the loop May God bless the families and God bless the troops