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I Would Have Done It Anyway |
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If I'd �a known the way that this would end,
If I'd
�a read the last page first,
If I'd �a seen the wounds
and twist
If I'd �a known how this would hurt �
I'd �a done it anyway;
I'd do it all the same.
Not a
battle I would change;
Not a wound that I would trade.
Had I known my mind would break,
I would soldier anyway.
It's bittersweet to look back no,
At memories
strengthened over time.
Just to keep you safe and free,
For a moment in time.
I'd �a done it anyway
I'd do
it all the same.
Not a jump I would change;
Not a
wound that I would trade.
Had I known my mind would
break,
I would soldier anyway
And even if I'd seen
it coming,
You'd still�ve seen me running,
At the
enemy firing my arms:
I'd �a done it anyway;
I'd
do it all the same.
I'd �a done it anyway
I'd do it
all the same.
Not a jump I would change;
Not a wound
that I would trade.
Had I known my mind would break,
I
would soldier anyway |
By Mark I. Kirkmeyer
Copyright 2005
Listed
October 29, 2012 |
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About
Author...
Mark Kirkmeyer served as a Light Weapons/Medical Specialist in the U.S. Army (1983-88), the U.S. Army Reserve (1988-1992), and the California National Guard (1992-1995). He is Gulf War Veteran (1991) and served in Korea (1986-87).It is illegal to
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