My Light in the Darkness

My Light in the Darkness

In a far away desert many miles from home
Surrounded by a battalion yet I feel so alone
So many scenes of destruction, pain, and strife
I have never before seen so much hurt and loss in my life

I feel a cloud of darkness weighing down on me
I try to overcome it but it wont let me go free
Now I see the bodies, the smell of death in the air
My heart and mind are attacked by a tangible sense of despair

I hear the shots fired from a sniper far away
My mind screams at me loudly, "You will die here this day!"
Four men stand in darkness keeping a vigilant guard
Four men all alone, against a city that's been scarred

We could see them watching us, with their cold hateful stare
We four stood tall shoulder to shoulder, we could show them no fear
I was never once a coward, I would not flee and hide
But everyday all my senses told me, I was going to die

My mind was collapsing, I was loosing my will to survive
But then I saw it, my bright beacon, it's what kept me alive
It cut through the darkness like a bright light from above
My light in the darkness was the vision of my love

The vision of her beauty was stunning in a time that was bleak
The thought of her love for me, kept me from growing weak
I would make it home to her, make it home to my light
Nothing would keep me from her without a titanic fight

Then I was on a plane going home with the rest
Nervous to see her I thought my heart would beat through my chest
What if she sees through me, what if she knows
What if she sees the darkness that dims my eyes glow

We hear the crowd roaring and cheering us on
They cheer us like rockstars, cause we are no longer gone
Then I see her and I'm weak in the knees
This beautiful stunning woman has come there for me

She runs up to kiss me and I feel I will cry
As her lips press against mine the tears well behind my eyes
I made it home to her, it will now be alright
But I didn't realize I brought home a little darkness that night

I never did tell her what she did for me there
Because I didn't want her to see that darkness, fear, and despair.

~ J.A. Viz