I say goodbye to my farm
So long fresh breeze
The smell of hay
Green fields
And warm days
I say goodbye to my family
See you soon mother
I'll miss you all
I swear and promise
I'll come home one day
I say goodbye to childhood
Forced to say farewell to my innocence
Introduced to reality
Of war
Of life
I say goodbye to peaceful nights
Tossing and turning
Unable to shield myself from my thoughts
Of the days past
Bloodied bodies laid on litters
I say goodbye to him who was there for me
Like a father, so kind and caring
Something I grew up without
Until that message came
Then I lost my father again
I say goodbye to my Uncle Ed
I loved my Uncle
We planned to meet again after the war
Until I got that discharge
For the purpose of visiting his grave
I say goodbye to an empty room
They really did miss me
The room filled with decorations
And a smile I wore...
They even got a cake
I say goodbye to my friends
Well wishers scurrying to and from bodies
Tears spilled
And embraces exchanged
But I'm missing someone
I say goodbye to the one who salutes
I look into the room with bodies on tables
Then... he sees me
He raises his blood-covered hand
And salutes
I say goodbye to my bear
You've comforted me
But I'm not ready to leave my friends
So I'll leave you on the cot
You'll be my final goodbye