Monday, 12 March 2007
And now I wish I knew you then ...
Contributed by Bill Faith

I Wish I Knew Your Name
Roberto J. Prinselaar

I knew you once upon a time
Like I knew many more
I think I knew your last name
Before I learned the score

You worked and slept alongside of me
A member of the crew
Not knowing you would soon be gone
Your life would soon be through

You did your duty on the gun
You were good at what you did
No one would think by watching you
That you were just a kid

I really don't know what it was
That hit you that day
No time to stop, we carried on
No one knew what to say

Your place was filled by another kid
Who looked about the same
And now I wish I knew you then
I wish I knew your name

Contributed by Bill Faith on March 12, 2007 at 01:42 AM in Bob Prinselaar, Poetry, The American Warrior, US Navy | Permalink

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