For you...

For you, she gently smiles through her tears,
For you, she silently cries through her smiles,
In the dark shadows of dusk she waits
In the crimson wake of dawn she hopes
To welcome you, the soldier, still so far away.

In the land of the righteous, in the land of the brave,
A valiant battle on the burning sands of time
His weapons of justice gleaming in the light
As our solemn hero patiently beheads
The enemy of falsehood who still grows in strength

The little cherub stumbles along in wonder
Eyes shining bright, fists clutched tight
The mother cradles him in her sinewy arms
And croons a sweet melody to comfort
A haunting song of love, longing and loss.

Together they all dream of the day of union once again
The language of the heart needs no learning
Nor any teaching for it to be understood or spoken
A solitary resonant chord of wishes for peace
Blown by the wind across the wasteland of human desires.