There was just a soldier being interviewed from Afghanistan on TV
Looking at him I would have guessed he was in his mid-twenties
He's younger than I am
They were talking about the war in Afghanistan that's been going on since 9/11
Since he was in the sixth grade
With gel in his hair, a soccer uniform in the wash, dirty socks under his bed
But here he is today, a grown man fighting in the same war that started 7 years ago
I wonder if he even understood what was happening when this all started
And if he did, if he ever thought it could possibly still be the same today

What a sad thing to see things the way they really are