Digging In

Digging in for the night, your buddy standing guard
Leaning back in the dark looking up at the stars
Think about what you are doing here
Can’t sleep due to extreme fear
Fear of not waking up because the enemy got through
Mind racing not knowing what to do
Fighting a war for reasons unknown
People you are trying to protect, continue to throw stones
Walking single file down the road
Hoping you don’t find IED’s that explode
Night falls upon you, days patrol comes to an end
Digging in for the night, you looking up at the stars
Still no answers of why we are fighting this war
You are dug in deep and tight, it time to rest
Tommorows a new day, you need to be your best.
A new day begins you are ready to fight
Happiness flows through you, you survived the night.
Another patrol, another distant town hopefully no soldiers go down
Quietly walking single file, haven’t seen any signs of the enemy for a while.
This is the last patrol of your tour, time to dig for night.
You remain ready for that unexpected fight.
Why are we here a soldier asks?
Like I said before, for reasons unknown