They didn’t do it for them,
Because it was never about them.
They didn’t do it for the fame,
Because it was always just a job.
They didn’t do it for the glory,
Because there was no glory to be had.
They didn’t do it for a reward,
Because there was nothing to win.
They didn’t do it for the cause,
Because causality and casualty were too close together.
They did it because they had to,
Because they gave their life to something else.
They did it for us,
Because that’s what they were told to believe.
They did it for nothing,
And nothing accepted them because no one else would.
Question from Briar R. from Facebook.
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