Where's He Gone?

He's falling behind
He's too messed up in the mind.
He used to smile
He kept us going that extra mile.
Now his face is lifeless
The joy wiped away.

He's too young to do this,
It's him that I miss
Not some murder machine
Who's just seventeen
What has it done to him?
This vast mass of hate?

The sudden blasts of the gun,
The shock of the shells ; "Where are you son !?"
It chills me to the bone,
And I know I'm not alone
My hearts screaming,
It's like a lightening storm ; flashes of pain.

Where's he gone?
That face that shone?

It's long ago now,
But I'll always remember,
22nd Of May
My best friend was bombed that day.