On twenty four July of eighty five, <br />a Trailways bus I did ride, <br />the destination of Jackson [Basic Training], <br />a new life for me, <br /> <br />walking step by step, <br />running everywhere I go, <br />marching in unison, <br />a new life for me, <br /> <br />shining my shoes, <br />they sparkle in the light, <br />subject to inspection, <br />a new life for me, <br /> <br />carrying my weapon, <br />cleaning the firing pin, <br />to the range I go, <br />a new life for me, <br /> <br />riding cattle cars, <br />like a herd in summer heat, <br />shooting 300 meter targets, <br />a new life for me, <br /> <br />As I walk through the valley, <br />a evening prayer, Psalm's 23: 4, I now pray, <br />resting before morning inspection, <br />a new life for me, <br /> <br />my journey, life direction a new, <br />physical training, much to do, <br />walking, running, marching, <br />is all a new life for me, <br /> <br />in 10 weeks, <br />a new bayonet I be, <br />soldier of fortune, <br />a new life for me!<br /><br />Richard McClellan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-new-life-for-me/
