I Did Not Die...

(A Response)

I did not die,

'twas not my time

his death I mourn

and wait for mine......

With desperation,

I believed

our fight was right ~

Were we deceived?

I did not die

'twas not my time

Their deaths I mourn

and wait for mine....

I had to think

our cause was true

Or I could not have

fought and bled with you;

I could not

board the evening train

or hop a bus,

jump on a plane.

We fought our battles

side by side

And I felt we

were justified

in doing what man

does in War

nothing like he's

done before;

Then, when we're dead

or burned and maimed

We question "why?"

Our mind does claim

to need an answer ~

Why did I lose an eye, a limb

why me? why me,

and why not him?

Ah, Lord, what answer

can You give?

Why did he die?

Why did I live?

© Christina 8-9-07

A response to "I Did Not Die"

by Colin F Jones.