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Endurance, Will Power, Strength

The rain is falling hard outside The wind is picking up It's miles until we reach the next point But we can't even think of giving up This shelter is so rudimentary It's only half killing the cold The moon light above is shining brightly I think it's time we took a hold A body count sees that we are missing one We go and look out at the fields The fields look like black, uneven tracks But our comrade may well be out there on his knees Let's retrace our steps back to the previous point Let's pretend the sun is out Let's pretend we're off for a country walk Let's do it now, right now! We have to stick to watching backs and following the line Until we find him we will walk no matter what the tide! We won't be able to hear ourselves the wind is so strong now The horizontal rain will hit our faces hard, we must protect our eyes! 100 metres and we do a check, to make sure we're all here When we find our comrade we may well have to carry him back here No rest now boys, no food, no drink, try to remember how strong willed you are The wet cold fields and cruel weather vast will try to bring us to our knees But this fight against the elements will be true and hard but we will win, we will win. An injured, lost, soldier is out there now, and we will do this for him.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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