WHEE!!! THREE REVIEWS!! Thank you so much. I appreciate them more than you know. Okay, here you go:

Dream

Once I had a dream
We were running through the fields
All the trouble went away
Oh, the power laughter wields.
All of us were happy
Everything was what it seemed
But it was only that
It was but just a dream.

Short, but sweet. Can you tell I was listening to Patty Griffin?

Scream

They crowded around me laughing and giggling as if
Everything was perfect in this unforgiving world
And they always smiled at the dumbest things
I have ever seen and I just wanted so to
Break their smiles and cut their laughs
And make them grow up to finally
See what an awful world we
Are really living in and I
Held it inside for long
That it builds up and
Makes me wanna
Be alone and
In silence
Scream.

Feeling frustrated that people could be so happy when I couldn't.

Soldier

Look at my body
See my scarred hands
My haunted empty eyes
Hands balled into fists.

See what I’ve suffered
What I’ve been through
All the pain I’ve endured
Endured all for you.

I fought so hard
Battled so brave
There was so much death
So many I couldn’t save.

Now that I’m back
I see people so naïve
They know nothing of war
Never had to grieve.

They don’t understand
The meaning of sacrifice
They don’t know how it feels
To pay the ultimate price.

No on ever sees
How it is in war
Too fast you grow to hate it
But somehow you want more.

You begin to realize
That life has no point
Birth, life, and death
Another person to disappoint.

War changes a man
Those are their lies
But I didn’t change
I opened my eyes.

And I saw how stupid
How cruel and unfair
How some people just can’t
Find it in them to care.

I was given no peace
No moment could I rest
I received all sorts of medals
But still I was unimpressed.

Food had no taste
Cold has no sting
Love had no warmth
Nothing is anything.

I’ve served my purpose
Done what I had to do
Nothing is left for me
Now my life is through.

And now I can leave
With this gun in my hand
Now I can be at peace
With those who understand.

Good bye, my world
I’m going to my friends
Good bye, screwed up world
This is where my journey ends.

My hands begin to shake
With the anticipation of being free
I close my eyes and final words come
Lord what fools these mortals be.

A little riskier, but I love it all the same. If anybody here knows what the restrictions are for this forum PLEASE POST! I have searched the rules and I have found nothing saying yes, but nothing saying no. Thank you.

-Monica