Contributed by Mike Adams
Semper Fi until the day I die,
I have to wonder why
I do this living and dying,
But just to look and see
the eyes of a child found.
A man speaking plain and open,
expressing freedom of thought
of action, and of faith in
multitudes.
Living in peace and knowing
safety.
I have just to know
of why I do and die
so that they at home
may thrive and wonder
when daddy is coming
home!
-For Ed Donovan, my Uncle – Semper Fidelis)
(Thank you for the help rewriting, Joanna Villalongo
a mother of a Marine 2014).
