A Fallen Soldier

~*Pretty Long Poem But It Has A Very Realistic Point Of View... Please take 2 minutes of your life to read it and feel free to comment*~

Kissing my mother and brother goodbye
Watching them fade as I head toward the sky
Remembering the teardrops fall from their eyes
Knowing that soldiers don't always survive

Clenching my gun and holding on tight
Saying a prayer, preparing to fight

Watching my friend as he closes his eyes
Squeezing them tighter, so he doesn't cry

I tell him that everything will be okay
But the fear in his eyes, doesn't go away

I feel the same way, but don't let it show
Holding on to a picture, without letting go
It's of me and my brother that I left back at home
Remembering his three words "You're not Alone"

The sky becomes darker as we begin to land
Once we hit the ground, we run as fast as we can

Gunfire follows, as bullets ricochet off the sand
I duck and take cover, after my automatic weapon gets jammed

My heart is racing faster than both my feet
The adrenaline in my blood completely numbs the beat

As I return fire, I only think of staying alive
I refuse to let them kill me
I refuse to be a soldier that dies

While I'm firing blindly I hear "click click"
Realizing I'm out of ammo, I try reloading quick

As i reach in my pocket, i see an enemy aiming to shoot
The world that surrounds me, suddenly mutes

Everything I've ever lived for and everyone I love
Reminds me to keep fighting and to never give up

I dive to dodge the bullet that's flying my way
But it hits me in the arm
Forcing my gun to fly the other way

Without anything left to protect myself
I cry my heart out knowing, there's no one else to help

He takes another shot and it hits me in the chest
I fall on my back and begin to gasp for my last breath

He stands above me and aims for my head
Takes his final shot..... leaves me for dead.

Silence takes over as I lay on the ground
Fear no longer exists but my face still holds a frown

A frown because I lost a battle that I knew couldn't win
A frown because I'll never get to see my family ever again
A frown because I fought a war that wasn't mine
But I died trying.... holding a picture of my family
By my side.