SOLDIER BOY TELLS ME

Soldier boy tells me he's been to hell and back 
Constant gunfire he hears and under attack 
Comrades dying he says are dying all around 
The death rattle he informs a frightening sound

Soldier boy tells me he misses his boy of five 
Each day praying that's he's thankful to be alive
A chain around his neck given by his wife 
Considers it more precious than his life 

Soldier boy tells me of the time he enrolled 
A December morning both frosty and cold 
Promised warm blue skies in a land far away
He was mislead big time he went onto say 

Soldier boy tells me of the letters he's received 
Tears from his mother that's what he's perceived 
I leave soldier boy he's such a crumpled mess  
Certainly not difficult to analyse and assess