Mike
Echoes of Sacrifice: November South's Poignant Tale in Mike
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In a valley far away
In a distant valley
A team of Kiowas made their way
A group of Kiowas progressed
Along a road in east Afghanistan
On a road in eastern Afghanistan
An Afghan man he walked along
An Afghan man walked along
But nothin' seemed so wrong
Despite appearances, nothing felt amiss
With the situation
With the situation at hand
As you checked him out
As you observed him closely
So you decided to move on
You chose to continue
But a gun was quickly drawn
A gun was swiftly drawn
And the bullet with your fate was sent along
A bullet sealed your fate
You tried to stop the bleeding
You attempted to halt the bleeding
But you felt your life was fleeting
Yet felt your life slipping away
And you realized your race on earth was run
You realized your earthly journey was done
And you never really know
Life's unpredictability
How or when your life will go
You can't foresee when or how it ends
All you get to choose is how you live
Choice lies in how you live
I often wonder 'bout that man
Contemplation about the Afghan man
I don't suppose he had a plan
No apparent plan
You flew by and he decided to risk it all
You flew past, he took a risk
He thought he had a shot
He believed he had a chance
And somethin' said maybe he ought
Something urged him to take the leap
So he made a choice that changed our lives that day
A choice altering lives that day
With the news of the casualty
News of the casualty spreads
Grief spread throughout the cavalry
Grief engulfs the cavalry
We'd lost another brother to this damn war
Another brother lost in the war
And I sat that day in total misery
Sitting in total misery that day
When I was told that you had passed away
Learning of your passing
And you never really know
Life's uncertainty reiterated
How or when your life will go
Unpredictability of life and death
All you get to choose is how you live
Choosing how to live is the essence
Well just two months prior
Two months prior, flying under fire
You and I flew under fire
A shared experience in the valleys
Through the valleys of east Afghanistan
Now, only tattered photographs remain
But now all I have
Avoiding the void within
Are tattered photographs
Memories of a loved one and an empty space
Of a man I love and a hole inside my heart
Reflection on life's fragility
And you never really know
Recurrence of the theme of uncertainty
How or when your life will go
Life's unpredictability reiterated
All you get to choose is how you live
Choosing one's way in the face of uncertainty
In a valley far away a team of Kiowas made their way
Reiteration of the Kiowas in a distant valley
Along a road in east Afghanistan
Repeating the journey on the road in East Afghanistan
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