Silent Echoes of a Hero

Silent echo in the hollow, shadows falling on my face

Words caught in my throat, lost in time and space

Dawn breaks heavy, my heart weighs a ton

A call in the silence, when your life’s undone

A voice trembling, saying what I dread

My brother's gone, the words fill me with dread

Standing in the shadow of the fallen hero

Questions swirling, where do I go?

A soldier’s sacrifice, written in his story

Now I carry all his glory

What do you say in a moment like that?

When the world shifts and the silence sat?

A hero fallen, fighting the fight

Forever in the dawn’s faint light

Memories flooding, stories of his fight

Standing proud, in the darkest night

A Marine true, a piece of the sky

He gave all, so others could fly

In the silence, I hear his voice

A brother’s love, a hero’s choice

The weight of loss, a silent prayer

In every breath, he’s still there

What do you say in a moment like that?

When the world shifts and the silence sat?

A hero fallen, fighting the fight

Forever in the dawn’s faint light

Rainbow after the storm, tears after the rain

The soldier’s memory, etched in pain

His sacrifice etched in our hearts deep

In our dreams, his spirit keeps

So I stand here silent, carrying his name

Living the legacy, proud of his fame

What can I say? What’s left to say?

He’s gone but his spirit leads the way