Laying in my bed, wrenching in extreme pain.
Listening to the pit-pattering of the rain.
My life is almost over; soon I will be dead.
I’d rather stay alive, loving you instead.
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I’d rather be living, but proud of what I’ve done.
I fought for my country and got shot by a gun.
They said take the hill and I did not hesitate.
I’m proud of our country because it is so great.
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So give me some kisses and tell me good-bye.
I know you will be brave and try not to cry.
Your warm embrace is what I’ll miss most of all.
But to have a free nation some soldiers must fall.
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When I die I hope to see some friends of mine.
Who also died putting their lives on the line.
Alive or dead we will be brothers forever.
We’d all fight for our country again with pleasure.
Photo: Pixabay - Artist: inspiredimages
Howdy y’all. It’s me, ninong7 aka UJ aka John. Just a short intro about myself. I am a Texan that has retired in the Philippines. I moved to the Philippines with my wife back in May 2010. I am retired from the US Air Force. The music I like is mostly Classic Country and Classic Rock. I guess you could say that I am “Classic”. I play dominoes when I can find someone that will play, I play chess, cribbage, spades, hearts, Empire Builder, Rail Baron, Acquire and a few other games. I like to write poems and stories (although pretty novice) and I love learning about history, just about any history. I’m at home on my computer a lot but if I could afford to, I’d be traveling and documenting my travels to post in my blog. I hope to get to know a lot of you through PeakD and Discord.