U.S.S. Cole
Yesterday we were parents
We were called mom and dad
I sat and watched the news
today
How times over there turned
bad
A fear welled up inside me
A chill ran down my spine
The USS Cole was bombed
And she held a son of mine
Fear ripped through my heart
As I searched for any news
Part of me not wanting to
know
Part needing to know the
truth
I called up my husband
And told him what I heard
He rushed right home to
hold me
Not able to say a word
We started calling the Navy
Our fate was in their hands
It was her who took him
to
That Eastern foreign land
It was his call to duty
To honor, serve and protect
A call to duty so many of
us
Now seem too easily neglect
We have to call back later
No answers can they provide
Don't they realize how that
response
Tears me up inside
Now there is a number
For all the “next of kin”
That phrase will forever
haunt me
And make my blood run thin
…Yesterday we were mom and
dad
for right now we still don't
know
if we'll ever hear those
names
or drown in heartbreak and
sorrow…