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Last Thoughts
by lee ann mcclure
Lying here knowing I'm going to die
No time to sit and question why
Blood seeping from my body so
Not sure just how much time to go
I did my job well, of that I'm sure
Bullet ridden body I now endure
I’m a soldier who has truly served his time
But I do believe, I’m taken in my prime
Twenty six years old is the age that I am
And yes I do really give a damn
I’ve fought this war, heart and soul
Live another day, that was my goal
Back home I did have a life
A little boy, a gorgeous wife
They were my reason to make it through
Making worthwhile all I do
My child I barely know at all
Mere weeks old when I got that call
My lady though, is my love so true
The most beautiful person I ever knew
Could she possibly know right now
That I have taken my final bow?
Is our love really so very strong
Right now, will her spirit know what's wrong
Thinking back to when I met her first
I was sure my heart was going to burst
She blew me away, that she did
Feelings like that, I could not forbid
First time we ever shared a bed
"I love you" were the words I said
Not too sure what she did to me
But happily where I wanted to be
"Hear me my love" inside I say
"Your soldier is going to die today"
She will never know the words I think
As my eyes do take the final blink
If only she knew the love I feel
Has helped me now truly conceal
The pain that riddles my body so
“I'm sorry baby it's my time to go”
Let me live in your heart so long
In my child, keep me strong
Heart dead but memory alive
Through our love I will survive