I pray
I prayed as I saw my comrades bodies littering the ground.
Slowly I walked the roads of my life
and visited each terrible memory
I pray as I remembered each brother
the ones who died so I could be free
I saw the fear in their lifeless eyes
the pain of knowing they'll never see
that daughter they helped create
that son that was suppose to be the spitting image of them
I pray those widows who are left alone
who will struggle
and pray for their husbands spirits
I pray for the Corpsmen who couldn't save them
I pray for the generals who lead them into the battle
I pray for the enemy
the ones that killed them
those Japs
that killed my brother
God bless their souls
Cause I sure don't think that
They have an easy thing coming
I pray for me and thank
my Great God
who saved me
and helped me save the ones I could
I never thought that those days of swimming in the pond
would save my brothers' life
and I pray for my soul
for killing a man who had a family
and a wife
children
a mother and father
brothers and sisters
and I tuck a two dollar bill in his pocket
so I feel a little less guilty