A suicide note from a soldier
Can't imagine anything colder.
a soldier
a boulder
out nations deffence
were trained and were ready
past all recompense
then we come home to find a new world
now I'm a dad
I love my little girl
this new world has changed
though I have not
nights spent alone
one room with a cot
brains just not the same, wow
this is all I know, how?
Like I was reset.
That's all I know, now!
life turns to ash
Baby girl gets taken
ex wife used my service to help her to rake in
any wealth or privilege my service provided
at the end of the day
no one to confide in
desperate. hopeless. always alone
it should have been a flag instead of me coming home
I know what has to happen
I've done the deed before
I'll leave this simply note
then this soldier hits the floor
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