I Wanted To Play

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I WANTED TO PLAY
By: William DeRoche ... Shoreview, MN


After 9/11 I thought they wanted to play

I rejoined the Corps so I could play

I trained my whole life so I could play

I traveled far away so I could play

I brought all my toys and friends with so I could play

When the first IED went off they ran away

I thought they wanted to play

Now I sit here broken from an IED blast, and wonder if I will ever play again

Then I remember Marines never quit they just train and, wait for the next opportunity to play

SGT William DeRoche ... Shoreview, MN
U.S. Marine Corps ... 1980 - 1988 and 2003 - 2005
Operation Iraqi Freedom

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PLEASE NOTE: This submission was chosen for the LIBERTY AWARD in the Poetry Category of the Minnesota Veterans Literary Initiative.