Leaving For War
by Brian


The soldiers packed their bags to go
It was their time to fight their foe
One soldier I knew well
His name, Jonathan, rang through my head like a bell

He was being shipped to Kuwait that Friday morning
Now his life would become chaotic, anything but boring
Would he live or die were the thoughts that ran through his head
I prayed to God he would not come home dead

He's fighting for his country this I know is true
The colors of his flag are red, white and blue
Does he believe in the cause that he goes to defend?
Or is it just another diplomatic dead end?

Do I believe he fights for a cause?
Why can't this war just come to one big pause?
Now we are at war with missiles and bombs
Let's just hope all of our brave soldiers will return to their moms. 


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