I wrote this back in November and just realized I had it tucked away in a notebook. With a few edits I decided to post it. Enjoy.

Light

There's a light

In the emptiness

Though the day

Is as dark as any night

And peace is bad as any fight

Because there's little hope,

No hope in life.

This is war

It won't get better

This is war

It can't better.

Don't let the blood dry on my clothes

Before the mission is complete.

Don't let the dirt stick to my skin;

Battlefield grime is a bad memory.

If there is peace

On our own soil

Why all the trouble,

Why all the toil?

Because of freedom.

Freedom.

Shining stars,

And glowing stripes,

Home's on the horizon,

This is the light.