SAYING GOODBYE
A soldier kisses his wife goodbye.
His little girl says "Why do you have to go,
Oh why, oh why?"
"I love you both", he said with a sigh,
"But please don’t cry."
Another man holds his head up high,
But he knows not
That he might die.
"If I don’t come back to this step
Don’t shed one tear for me",
One recruit said as his girlfriend wept.
"I’m proud of you",
One sweetheart said,
"And take care of yourself."
He replied with a, "You too."
It’s time to go was heard through the people.
As the men marched away
They could hear the sadness of women and children weeping.
Nobody knew if they would ever see their lovers once more,
But one thing they did know
Was that their hearts were sore.
- Stefanie Lutz
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