So Hard to Tell

Some things in war at first seem meaningless 
Just a routine going about your day
Accepting things that aren’t normal 
Asking God for the same things when you pray 

Mortars and rockets soon taken for granted 
Holes in the perimeter fence a warning sign
Foreign civilians walking where they please
Security breaches seemingly by design 

When we first got home questions were asked
Even the well intentioned just couldn’t see
Suicide vests, indirect fire and roadside bombs
The mind can’t comprehend and won’t believe 

As time passes truth becomes less clear
Like time itself facts start to degrade 
No one interested in what once was our lives
Old soldiers and war stories just fade away

No regrets for what I did in that place 
The quiet side of me is not from that hell
Not being understood a burden I’ll  bear
The unknowing make the truth so hard to tell

Then I see what we fought and some died for
Handed back like it’s theirs to sell
My God, guns and liberties belong to me 
If our own will awaken is so hard to tell

JBentley-31Dec2025