Envision the people who salute
The flag flapping in the breeze
Of the red, the white, and the blue
They die everyday for me and for you
Envision that mother who cries
When the messenger arrives
To tell her that her son has died
His plot he will soon reside
Envision a loving, faithful wife
Who invests her time and soul into him
Never being able to reap the good life
Cuz Poof! Gone! Up in smoke is his life
Envision the task that befalls that mom
As she must tearfully explain to her kids,
Who are waiting for dad to come home,
That that day will never come
Envision those friends, siblings, & cousins
Who lose their buddy, their pal, their ace
And face an eternal emptiness within
Never being able to see him again
Envision the tribute of the horns and guns
A well deserved salute for a job well done,
Too bad you've now gone,
Hopefully to your Heavenly home
Hold the candlelight vitual in your heart
No matter who you are
As if you knew the departed,
As if you lost a piece of your own heart
For those cops, the military, and firemen
Who protected me everyday and to their families,
I hope that through time your loss heals, mends
And I offer you my most heartfelt condolences
So, please behold the crisply, folded flag issued
To the families of the fallen;
After all, they gave their lives for me and for you
Patriotically for the red, the white, and the blue