LIfe at Stake

Thousands of miles in a forbidden land

I crawl on your knees and fight like a man

Ive been trained in combat and taught to kill

But I know deep in my heart that's not my will.

The enemy waits and watches and plans and evil attack

But I special forces are smarter than that

For days on end I thought of every approach 

I planned and calculated and was even coached

Then one day my base is attacked

With one on one a very brutal attack

I drew out my gun and let it fire away

Hitting the enemy and blowing them away

The numbers are lessening

But so are your troops

One by one they fall

My best friends of my group 

Blood is splattered all over the place

But its just another image I face in this isolated place

When I sleep at night my mind cannot rest

it  races in honor of my dead friends.

I wonder if tomorrow i will be next

But I try not to think as I rest my weary head

You ask why did I choose such a life ?

Was it for your country or was it for your wife?

Most Soldiers will reply its not for neither 

Its for the young kids in hope of a brighter future

I am a soldier but first I was a man

Im here and im doing the best i can

My heart is lonely

My soul is about to break

All i want is true love

While im putting my life at stake