Tomorrow Comes
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The adrenaline crashes
The turbines and whirling rotors
Become a numbing white noise
A drone so different than
The staccato of bullet and bomb
~~~
The iron angels have returned
Blades thumping the heavy air
Like the mighty beasts they are
Swooping from heaven to pluck us
From the hell they dropped us in
~~~
You exhale the fear
As the skids leave the ground
With eyes stung by the dust
You count heads again
Praying the number is not new
~~~
Even as the pain begins
To rack the wounds pushed too far
You suddenly feel safe
Relative to the death and destruction
Which filled your world moments ago
~~~
You are hungry, tired, dirty and scared
You are happy, proud, and thankful
You become lost in a stare out the window
Realizing the chances of seeing tomorrow
Just went up a thousand fold
~~~
And the hundred-degree heat
Cannot stave off the cold you feel
As everything drains off you
Every fear, every foe, every fight
Oozes from the wounds unseen
~~~
And there, in the arms of the angels
Your mind drifts, your eyes close
Need drives you to peaceful sleep
Not a word is spoken among us
Now that we know tomorrow comes
~~~
commonsensiblyspeaking 
I cannot even imagine how intense this must be, but you have described what it must be like so very well
Thank you, my friend!
Like Beth said, you describe something those of us who are inexperienced in it enough to make it seem imaginable.
Thanks, sis! Love you!
I have never had anything to compare what those feelings must be like.
And I hope you never will, my friend! Thank you for all your support, Pete!
Each day costs a lifetime and each lifetime exists only after you’ve survived the day…brilliant and so well said my friend.
I love how you phrased that, brother. I know you have shared these feelings during your service to this proud nation. Thank you, my friend!
You’re very welcome my good friend!
I can’t imagine what being in a war is like. Nor can I even begin to know the fear and autopilot that must take over at times. Men and women do heroic things every day in our country. Many things we never know or hear about. You have given us a sense of what it feels like through your descriptive words and stanzas. Thank you Brad and every man or woman who has served our country. Such a beautiful tribute to the price one must pay every day. Thank you Brad. Love and hugs Jonikins 🤗❤️
Thanks, Jonikins! Love to you!
This was a truly special piece Brad. Thank you for sharing this with us. Big hugs, love Jonikins