Casualty
This is not the first time
I've lost someone to this war
This horrid disease
It's becoming a crime
I've felt like this before
It'll be long 'till I'm at ease
A stream is rolling down my face
Like a mountain in spring
The current never stops
And I feel so out of place
With what this sadness brings
My emotions are at their top
And I'm so confused
How did this happen so fast?
I just spoke to this friend
This pain is such abuse
She was a big part of my past
Who has now met her end
I never knew that something like this
Could hit me so hard
Like a bullet to the chest
And I wish it would miss
Give me something to guard
I'll break away from this cry-fest
I'll bring you back
You'll rise and be strong
You'll defeat the disease
That seemed to lack
A knowing of right or wrong
Or needing to please
These hearts are broken
In need to heal
A hard time of loss
So give them a token
A chance to appeal
And the paths will cross
Don't let them forget
The souls you've touched
Your students will make sure
That they will protect
The hearts you've brushed
And somehow we'll find a cure
Bench by bench
The connected gather
Their tears create the river
And our hearts quench
For that thirst we'd rather
Shake than shiver
Over this dreadful downpour
That started the path;
The walk to your grave
In which this is for
On your behalf
Whom we wish we could save
A dozen roses
Lay at your feet
By these tearful souls
In statuesque poses
We wish to meet
Again through these holes
In our hearts
Caused by this horrid crime
That takes you away
In a thousand carts
Who've lost their prime
Yet we still stand today
Capturing the minds
Of so many young dears
And one day we hope
Others will be kind
To dry out our tears
We will soon cope
Your legacy lives on
You will not be forgotten
Your care for us all too
The way we made our bond
Yet sometimes growing up is rotten
And we will always love you