Cry me a river with your smoke filled eyes

Some rough lyrics about a guy thrown into a war he never wanted to be part of

Cry me a river with your smoke filled eyes 
As he lies there 
his brother dies  there
 on a battlefield of hate
 were he was forced  to participate 
in the bloodshed 
that he shed 
like a skin 
as he sinned 
bullet 
by bullet 
death 
by death
 running out of breath 
crying

With his smoke filled eyes
 with gun in hand 
bullet in his mouth 
the only way out of this place 
and disgrace 
crying a river with his smoke filled eyes

In the heat
 in the blaze 
his minds in a haze
 as his emotions and turmoil 
all melt and boil away 
as he feels the gun recoil
 ruining another's life
 in mortal strife 
and anger this man is no stranger to

With his smoke filled eyes 
with gun in hand 
bullet in his mouth 
the only way out of this place
 and disgrace 
crying a river with his smoke filled eyes

Lying
 and crying 
trying and denying 
this great tragedy
 through regret and remorse 
through the course 
you choose where others died
 and you survived to be alive
 at the cost of your family you see
will never be again
 with your eyes so hazy
 as your slowly going crazy 
and smoke fills your eyes from the guns all around 
as you hear the final sound 
A sound as tears fall to the ground

With his smoke filled eyes 
with gun in hand 
bullet in his mouth
 the only way out of this place
 and disgrace 
crying a river with your smoke filled eyes

Author's Note

Again rough lyrics if I actually turned it into a song probably make some changes and you guys would never guess were I got the title from

Reviews

[Dark Aeris]

I can't say anything more than that I loved the poem/song.

There's just something about the slant rhymes/alliteration/rhythm utilized [whether intentionally or not] that makes the flow of this piece extremely powerful.

I'm interested to see what becomes of this piece, but regardless amazing write! :D