HIGHWAY OF HEROES
Today I travel along a highway
My final destination.
I did not plan on travelling here
My dream was not that clear.
I’d hoped that when I went away
I’d come back not a hero.
My plan was simple...stay alive.
Fight for freedom, serve the country I love.
Fight against oppression, cruelty, and strife.
Fight to help my fellow man.
I fought, I helped, I saved, I served.
My mission was always clear.
My thoughts were always homeward bound.
But God had other plans for me
My future wasn’t sound you see.
In one quick blink of fire and death
My future slipped away.....
My dreams, my family and my friends
Became distant haze...not reality.
For now I am among the dead
A hero for my country
I am travelling like so many others
Along a highway lined with flags and tears;
Lined with people who want to show they care
That I did not die in vain.
Now my home is marked with Graves and bare.
Do not despair and cry for me
I did not ask for this.
I only wanted to do my best
To serve my country with the rest.
I was proud to serve...to leave my mark
So proud of my country where I live
For being free and nothing less.
For serving always with the best.
Now I come home and travel here
Along this Highway of Hero’s.
Am I a hero or just a man
Who loved my country and my flag
For all it stands for and to prove
That we will never give in...be defeated.
We can’t give in to tyranny
Nor others who want to take our freedom
To turn us into something else.
There is no place for hate and killing.
I did not give my life for this
I gave my life for you..my family
So you can live in harmony and freedom.
I thank you for honoring me
Along this Highway of Hero’s.
Are we heroes or merely a man who fought.
I do not know...it’s not quite clear
The answer’s up to you.
For me it’s just a simple fact
You’re here and I am looking down on you.
Written by: Brenda MacDonald
Remembrance Day 2015
