Remembrance: Memorial Day Tribute

A battle for life and death

A battle to breathe another breath

A war to save people

The families of the lost kneel on the steeple

Battle scars never fade

Not over a month, a year, a decade

They give and they give, and we take, and we take

We take from them the chance to see daybreak

We promise and we pray but what does it do?

It takes them away and we forget a thank-you

Do we hear the screams? Feel the ground shake?

No, it doesn’t even make us wake

The ones who suffer, suffer alone

They shed their tears over a stone

No honor in the loss

No remembrance as we stare at the cross

They put their life on the line and gave it up for us

And they never regret the breaks and the cuts

What is bravery? What does it mean?

The Coast Guard, Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines

Look at them and see the freedom

They gave their everything and they are the reason

Look at the flag and see the pride

And honor and never forget those who died

A thank-you to all and remember you we will

You are the reason we are free still

Written by Malin N. Hohenberger