What If We Set Out
What If We Set Out
What if we set out and followed a path
After cleaning up while taking a bath
Wondering what should be done after that
Into battle ended up in mortal combat.
Battle was brewing as had been before
Well aware of what we were fighting for
Then all our rifles we locked and loaded
A weapon next to me had just exploded.
A piercing, erratic noise rang in my ear
From a weapon that was close and near
Where could that bullet possibly now be
Was one that had accidentally killed me.
Accidental deaths are so many in battle.
James Thomas Horn, Retired Veteran
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