By PFC Jay Keck, United States Marine Corps Combat Veteran, Vietnam
The War Is Over
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"The war is over" Someone said
Not for the living, but maybe the dead
"The war is over" Some people said
Maybe for you, but not in my head
The war is over, and some say we lost
But it's still as pure as the first Winter's frost
The war is over for those underground
But in my head, the thunder still pounds
The war is over, it's in the past
All of my life it has seemed to last
The war is over for those who didn't go
The war can make you die very slow
The war is over, a truce was signed
It still makes me sad even in sunshine
The war is over and what was the cost?
Not in money, but the lives which were lost
The war is over, but it's not dead
To have seen so much death, the memories I still dread
The war is over, Would you do it again?
For the love of my country, just say when