Descent Into Darkness, Diary of An Officer In the 101st Airborne

Every man has a mission An objective To carry out the orders of the commanding officer What will be the plan after this war is over? Shall we begin anew? Can we place this ugly Godforsaken place behind us? We all have a past We all have families to return home to What will be the condition of their hearts? Will they really care what I have been through? It has been a pure living hell for me out on this battlefield Jumping from the hull of this vast B29 flying through the darkness Landing in a place that isn’t even to be found on my map My compass has gone haywire and the arrow is broken My heart broken too as I try to piece this ugly war together Who am I shooting at anyways? Isn’t he my brother? Aren’t we all just children of the same God? How did we get here in the middle of this pasture? And how in the hell am I gonna find my way home? My wife’s heart is torn My infant son doesn’t even know what I look like And I haven’t written a check in over 48 months Who am I now? Just a weary worn soldier Help me get out of this place God, and give me a new plan A new directive A new path to heal this broken heart I just want to get out of here alive and make it home to my family Once I arrive I will await a new set of plans Starting anew with great anticipation My parachute unhitched as I descend upon the beach Bring me home soon, God May this nightmare called war be behind me ever so quickly I need a ticket home and I need it now! Gwendolen Rix 10-24-14