The Lost Soldier.. Good Read
The Lost Soldier
New Recruit
Mom.
You’ve Leaded me Through The Old and The New
It’s Saddened me To Say That I’ll Be Leaving You
My Lifestyles Changed and Its Harder Than Hell
Its Hard to See But Even Harder To Tell
We All Started it Well, But Now Im Just Holdin My Gut
Cuz The Training Is Hard But My Men Keep Holdin Me Up
Captains Getting Pissed For The Curfew We Missed
Hope All is Well, Love you With a Hug and a Kiss
- Private Holden Jones, 356th Regiment US Army-
Graduation
Mother,
Today I’m Insisted To Say That I’m Finished
Un-certain, But Now I Know Why I Enlisted
Feeling Gifted Because I Am At The Top of the Class
From The Mop in My Hand.. Not That I Laugh
Because The Thoughts of The Past, Are What Scare Me Today
I Stare a Dare It Its Face, Because They Prepared me This Way
They Say I Have a Debt To This War, Which Is Why I Regret To Inform
The Best From My Dorm.. Are Getting Set To Deport
But Before, Know That The Name On My Vest
Says I Trained with The Best.. We’re Just Being Paid For It Next
My Men Are A Benefit, Their A Steady Hit
So It’s a Gift To Go With The Rest Of My Regiment
Don’t Worry Mom.. I’ll Be Back and Un-Hurt
Infer That This Is Your Tax Dollars At Work..
You’ll Learn, And I Know The Past, Its Only An Ocean Back
So I Send You My Wishes Tied Around A Photograph
Here’s A Kiss, Blow This Back n’ Notice That Theirs Always A Risk
But Theirs Always A Problem That Needs To Be Fixed
Im Not Fond Of What Hates, But I Know How To Dodge These Mistakes
So My Next Letter Will Be Sent With The Progress We Make
I Know What This Must Mean to You But I Must See This Through
I’ll Be Writing.. I Miss You With All The Love From Me To You
- Lieutenant Holden James, 356th Regiment, Platoon 6 US Army-
War
Mother:
We Are Monsters, Guns, Torture and Noose
We Love To Kill, And War is Our Excuse
We Run Into Towns, Holdin Families Back
I Killed A Man Today.. Wonder Where His Families At
I’m Sad and Upset, I Trash at His Flesh
N’ The Only Difference is the Flag On Our Vests
Im Passionate Yet n’ Try To Bend on Whats Real
I’ve Won Medals To Remind Of All The Men That I’ve Killed
But Still, My Emotions.. Not Aloud Speak Of
Because If Im A Monster.. I’m Proud To Be One
I Believed It Last Night, For The Reasons We Fight
And If I Didn’t Do Well Yesterday.. I’ll Prove It Tonight
We Goin Back Out Again, To Scout The Men
I’m Just Hoping Your Thinkin “Damnit I’m Proud Of Him”
I Bring My Heart To The Table, You Always Believed In It
But When I Exit The Tent, That’s Where Im Leavin It
Nothing Against Morals This Is Just Not Words
Cuz The More Kind Man Is The One Who Gets Shot First
I Love You Mom, I Miss You n’ I’m Sorry But Writings Hard
Just Know I’m Here For You and I’m Fighting Hard
I Don’t Know When I’ll Write Back, Its To Far To Tell
Remember Me Mother, and I Hope All Is Well
-Lieutenant Holden James, 356th Regiment, Platoon 6 US Army-
News
To Whom Is May Concern:
Im Writing To You With The Best of My Love
To Regret To Inform You The Death of Your Son
Deliveries of My Deepest Sympathies
No Idea What Your Son Meant To Me
Radios Were Under Extreme Distortion Miss
Which Is Why We Were On The Wrong Coordinates
We Seen An Enemy In A Trench With A Broken Leg
I Was To Shoot Him, But Jones Told Me To Hold And Wait
Your Son Usually Had A Savage Fist
But He Had A Care in His Eyes When He Bandaged It
I Knew That He Shouldn’t Help Him
Because When The Man Got Up He Put A Bullet In Him
I Shot That Man Over and Over And Scolded Him
I Didn’t Have The Same Heart That Holden Did
He Fought Well, I Don’t Feel Bad and I Hope That You Don’t
But Its Hard To Put my Emotions In Notes
I Sat In Blood.. and Cried At My Mark
As He Sat There and Died In my Arms
He Told Me To Tell You He Loves You And Before He Died
He Said Not To Cry.. He’ll Be With You Tonight
He Lived A Great Life And He Fights For It Proud
I Just Wish I Wasn’t The One Writes To You Now
-Captain William Shneider, 356th Regiment, Platoon 6 US Army-
