Fallen Soldiers

As I watched the trucks go by

With two caskets lined up side-by-side

I could not help but wonder

At the Essence of our grief

As we gave our salutes goodbye

Under the moonlit sky

The mountains were clothed in serenity

As the valley dust whistled in the air

The words of Sisyphus harkin to our ears

That life’s laden tasks are ours to bare

And

As I watched the plane arrive

With two caskets waiting side-by-side

I could not help but wonder

At the nature of our lives

As the tears began to fall

Under the moonlit sky

The Engines Roared to life’s unrest

As voices echoed a world’s lament

Sisyphus rises to thoughts reborn

As we wait at heaven’s gate

And

As I watched the crew walk by

With two Caskets lined up side-by-side

I could not help but wonder

At the pain they held so dear

As our fear began to rise

Under the moonlit sky

The tractor’s squealed as if in pain

Their burden’s heavy without refrain

Sisyphus weeps as if to say

Two more hero’s have died today

And

As I watched the base go by

With two caskets flying side-by-side

I could not help but wonder

At the nature of our quest

As the air grew cold

Under the moonlit sky

The Clouds hover beneath our wings

As angels sing our souls to flight

We fell to man’s disgrace

As others toil in our wake

And

As we watched the crowds go by

Our caskets moving side-by-side

We could not help but wonder

At the nature of their cries

As the hatred filled their eyes

Under the moonlit sky

The soundless tremors of the earth

Lay quiet before the storm

As Sisyphus rises to wage his war

We each decry our given fate

And

As we watch our families go by

Our two caskets lined up side-by-side

I could not help but wonder

At the nature of our lives

As the love streamed from their eyes

Under the moonlit sky