Page 78 - A Soldiers Exposition

Who is this child of mine?

One day I sent my baby off to war
We all knew what he was fighting for
And then one day, he came back to me
He was not the same we all could see
He tried to be the one that we had sent
Behind his eyes he hid all his torment

My daughter joined the army and put her time in
We waited patiently until she came home again
The nights that she did sleep we kept all the lights on
From early evenings dusk until last of mornings dawn
Her fear, it did not leave when she was on safe soil
The rest of her young life, for peace of mind she'll toil

My boy, the day he left he was such a handsome man
Proud to wear the uniform and fight to save our land
We knew the day would come that he'd be near
Now that he is home, I know that he's not here
He lashes out at everything his anger is so strong
It makes no matter to him we've done nothing wrong

A child of mine I sent to war
To me returns someone I know no more
The blank face stares he gives to me
I wonder what it is he really sees
The simple tasks I ask he do
He always starts but never gets through

The alcohol, the drugs they use
They seem to need for one day to get through
Loud laughter is what we might hear
While they are waiting for the enemy to near
Though outsiders they see nothing wrong
We see the weak where once was strong

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