All Their Tomorrows

All Their Tomorrows

They gave up all their tomorrows
For our todays
So that we could enjoy
Peace and freedom
The last full measure of devotion
They paid with their very lives
And we get to savor
The full payment of the price
There are not enough thank you’s
In our entire bodies
For their ultimate sacrifice
Every breathe we take
Belongs to them.
We owe them our lives, loves
And all our tomorrows
To live the fullest
Most meaningful ones
And we do well to remember
Their forever memory
By caring for those
Who survived.

Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
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