You may call me a coward
as I tried
to get away
but I'll never be a martyr
as I'll live
another day.
My bomb went off
according
to the master plan
killing every innocent
woman, child
and man.
Although there's another survivor
and the very reason
I'm alive.
He's totally unaware it was his own life
that I was trying
to deprive.
His body lay over mine
and had shielded me
from harm
and it sickened my very soul
to see
he was missing his right arm.
He reminded me of my late brother
who once got caught
by their surprise
and yet here I am
having sorrow for someone
I despise.
The sirens began to wail.
I had no feeling
in my feet.
If I'm unable to move
they'll claim victory
over defeat.
The young survivor
couldn't stop shaking
when he started to cry
and I wept openly too
as it was not my day
to die.
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as I tried
to get away
but I'll never be a martyr
as I'll live
another day.
My bomb went off
according
to the master plan
killing every innocent
woman, child
and man.
Although there's another survivor
and the very reason
I'm alive.
He's totally unaware it was his own life
that I was trying
to deprive.
His body lay over mine
and had shielded me
from harm
and it sickened my very soul
to see
he was missing his right arm.
He reminded me of my late brother
who once got caught
by their surprise
and yet here I am
having sorrow for someone
I despise.
The sirens began to wail.
I had no feeling
in my feet.
If I'm unable to move
they'll claim victory
over defeat.
The young survivor
couldn't stop shaking
when he started to cry
and I wept openly too
as it was not my day
to die.
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