Arlington
As I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of death
So Cold, I see no Life, No Love, only my breath
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I walk off the beaten path
Away from all the tourists and their laughs
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Gravestones standing in formation in a line
Just as soldiers once did so fine
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Memories of Wars long ago
And of armies on the go
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The end of so many lives all around
With room for more to fill the ground
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Such an honored place
With all those names without a face
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Sons and fathers never forgot
With their loss great pain was brought
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For the ages here they will lie
The same place a grateful nation said good bye
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Forever we shall remember the sacrifice they made
So you and I could live in peace and never be afraid
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By US Army Spc. Rob Lauer
I wrote this in 2005 while on a winter trip to Washington D.C after I had just completed Army Basic training.
