Memorial

So many have died
And given their life
That I may live without strife.
Oh ungrateful bastard am I
That I go about this day
Without a tear in my eye.
So far removed
So sheltered from pain
My complaint is about the mundane.
How can I remember
What I have not known
Torture, death, bullets in my vest
My day is about getting enough rest.
Oh unsung heroes returning from war
Forever changed
And what once was, no more.
Oh family of five
That now is four
And you great warrior
That lay in earth's floor.
I'm sorry for every ungrateful look
I'm sorry for every naive book
From those of us who have not bled
And never worried as we went to bed.
God knows the price
That you have payed
He payed it too

So that love could be saved.