The sand felt gritty and so hot
It permeated my clothes and skin
I laid sprawled out in a desert place
Waiting for my orders to begin
I’d been in a similar position many times before
A soldier merely doing what he is told
Though many a colleague has died at my side
I’m hardly considered courageous or bold
I’m just a servant of my beloved country
A boy who maybe one day will be a man
I fight for what our forefathers have given
And for the freedom for which we stand
I don’t really know why there’s hate
Or why people desire to bring pain
I just know that I believe in who we are
And fight to end the terrorism that we disdain
Though I desire not to fall or die
Or to give my life without a specific reason
I say my prayers everyday for peace
And to give hope to those who have none
So if we fail to do our part
And to stand up for those to weak or frail
What good is our own freedom to us
If to bring liberty to others we do fail
