Stand Alone

Bullets fly

Bombs explode

Shrapnel flies through the air

Neverending gunfire

Neverending war

When will the hatred end

Far off in the distance

One lone soldier watches

Sorrow in his eyes-

tears on his face

He holds a torn flag in his hand

Is this what we have become

Ones who unite to fight for hate

When we used to stand-

for freedom and new light

Where now we stand for money-

greed and blind sight

I came to free a people

for once I was freed

I didn't come to kill in the night

and steal-that's not right

I want to stand-

for something more

For  I have a soul in my core

As a soldier I was tought to fight

As a christian-

I was taught

to bring others to His light

So what am I to choose

Do I shoot first-

ask later

like I am told

Or do I stand up-

for what I believe in

Do I stand alone

That day battles carried on

People lived and people died

But one lone soldier walked away

He'd seen enough death-

in his day

He left his rifle in the sand

and walked on in search-

of a more peaceful land