Eyes wide open

Eyes wide open
****************
Eyes wide open,
Never a doubt

Crouched head low
Awaiting officers shout 

Don’t look over the top
In case sniper might see

Then up goes the call
All men follow me

But his last words
But no time for
Sympathy 

Then down goes Freddy,
Jock and Stan

And others I knew not, 
But all brave to the
Man

Shells are exploding
 I hear men cry

 But all I can think is
 How blue is the sky 

I see the white and clouds
Feel the warm breeze
Ruffling my hair

And for a brief moment
I’m home
 And all who I love are there

I see my wife Catherine
And Tommy my son 

Whilst those all around 
Are screaming out
For their mum

And the last thing I see,
Is my beautiful wife
Catherine Looking lovingly
At me

Whilst I am holding the hand
Of  my boy,
LittleTommy

Tom we both love you 
So promise you’ll come home 
to me and your son

 And I promise we will make it  
Just like this never begun

And the blue sky is fading 
And her words are no more

But her tears drip from my
 Cheek and fall to the floor

And then I slowly close my eyes  
And I am no more.