~ Thanks to NiceGuy for his help
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Twinkling Eyes
Weary bones lay to rest
Another night has begun
Distant staccato fire pierces
No longer does he jump
Fatigue felt to his soul
So foreign a burden
Even closed eyes cannot remove
Untold horrors of the day
A frozen smile catches his eye
His saving grace in a never-ending hell
Her eyes twinkling back
A secret to tell
To return to his love
This life left behind
No greater wish
Could his heart make
Sleep overcomes
Fixed gaze slowly lets
Gunfire turned fireworks
As he dreams of his wife
Awake with a flash
He goes to save lives
So that other soldiers
Can join their wives
Now it's his turn
To come back from hell
A joyous returning
To his heart and will