Liberty's Prisoner

Tattered pieces of memory Infect my hollow dreams The silence forever shattered With the sounds of distant screams My home, almost forgotten As my family fades away They crumble with the sands of time A little more each day Awakened by the thunder Again, I thirst for peace While hunkering in my shelter I beg for the hell to cease Time here has no meaning Yesterday, so long ago Tomorrow, just another prayer A place, I may not go This battlefield has become my home As death, stands idly by A prisoner, for our liberty Yet for freedom, I'll probably die So please don't take for granted The sacrifice I make Count the cost of all the lost With every breath you take