A Marine Was Shot

A marine has died

 But not in a foreign land

 But in a little store

Shot down by a fellow man

 

It was a hold-up

That turned out wrong

Now his fellow soldiers

Will march to his song

 

He served two duties

In those foreign lands

Thinking of his homeland

Crawling through burning sands

 

He had just got home

And was in his uniform so white

He walked into the store

And was shot down on sight

 

The shooter got away clean

But the camera cought it all

From the start of the hold-up

Until the shooter shot them all

 

He was a known criminal

The police knew him well

But to the public ears

They just don't want to tell

 

He'll now go to prison

While the others go to the grave

Including our soldier boy

Whom so proudly gave

 

His family will cry

Long after he's in the ground

His mom will forever weep

At times even in her sleep

 

So honor our soldiers

For life is too short

To live with regrets

To hear of these reports

 

written 7/6/2013 by Norman Hale Jr.