Submissions by Tyfo21

Off to that tainted land we flew,
Filled with anticipation and excitement,
A chance to fight for your Country,
A chance to make your wfe and daughter proud.

But the novelty quickly wears off,
As day after day bullets whiz past,
As you supress fear, pity and remorse,
As you play God with peoples lives.

After the painful seven months have passed,
We return to that forgotten place called home,
Not able to forget, no longer able to feel,
Because the scars will never truly heal.

The war is behind us now, a distant memory, ...