By: Tom Zart

SO DEAR TO MY HEARTSo dear to my heart are my loved ones at homeAs I toss and I turn in my bunk all alone.Everyday I see death, hate, and corruptionCombat is God’s proof of man’s malfunctionFor family, comrades, and myself I prayTo my love with this poem I wish to convey.I knew I loved you though never how muchTill by war, I’m forced beyond your touch.Where violence thrives, there’s the stench of deathWith the taste of fear on every breath.Who shall prevail, who shall dieAs the sadistic kill beneath God’s sky.Baghdad has become man’s highway to hellWhere the hearts of darkness are alive and well,I count each day till it’s time to come home And be with my love and never alone.Love YouYour Marine By Tom Zart

SO DEAR TO MY HEART
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