Drums sounding in the deep <br />Armed forces approaching <br />What to do <br />What could be done <br />This the end, not likely <br />Fight to the death <br />Fight to the death <br />Fight to the death <br />Our orders clear to us <br />Shoot to kill <br />Show no mercy <br />NO MERCY <br />Our soldiers merely men <br />Shaking behind their shields <br />The enemy drawing near <br />I give courage to men <br />Yet keep none for myself <br />My mind questioning my heart <br />Finish my duty or follow my heart? <br />My duty s to my heart <br />I look to the eyes of the enemy <br />They know my thoughts <br />To not fight the opposing men means certain death <br />But to walk away <br />Means to die in peace <br />A luxury rarely given to our kind <br />That is what we deserve <br />That is what everyone deserves.<br /><br />Natalie Clyne<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-heart-of-the-battlefield/
