How much does it cost?

It is your honor and duty to serve

Is it what you really deserve

Most people don’t quite comprehend

Freedom is not easy to defend

It is our love that made me your bride

It is our lives that are forever tied

For those who lead you into war

And those at home keeping score

Before you tell the next mother you meet

Your number of victories versus defeat

And for the widow and the one on the way

How will you replace what was taken away

A husband, a father, a man of his kind

I’m afraid it will be difficult to find

He was the only one meant for me

I hope you can now clearly see

It might be hard for you to believe

That a part of my life had to leave

Don’t worry about being concerned

Just another lesson to be learned

Strength is measured in the number taught

Not in the number of battles faught

If you choose to lead a life

Making a living out of strife

For every war you wage in this world

There is another flag to be unfurled

Another letter another white cross

Another “I’m sorry about your loss”

Do you know what these words really mean

To the faces and families you haven’t seen

What is wrong can’t be made right

Another day without the light