I Was Just A Soldier Following Orders...

As I lay here, wounded and weak my mind filled with regret and defeat for I was just a soldier, following orders but now I see, they were not righteous borders I came with a heart full of duty and pride to fight for my country, with honor by my side but the truth has been revealed, in this final hour that the ones I killed, were not the enemy, but innocent flowers. Oh how I wish I could turn back time and refuse the command, to commit such a crime for I was just a pawn, in a game of war but now I see, what it truly stood for I plea to the heavens, for forgiveness and grace for I was blinded by the war's deceptive face I never wanted to harm, the innocent souls while in this battlefield, I had no control. My heart aches, for the lives I've taken for the families left behind, forever forsaken I was just a soldier, following orders to kill but now I know, it was against my will I pray that my sacrifice, will not be in vain and that peace will prevail, in this world of pain for no more soldiers should have to face the burden of guilt, for taking innocent lives in haste. I wish my dying plea to be a lesson to all that war only brings destruction and its toll and let us remember, that behind every gun there's a human heart, that can be undone.