Tracer lighting up the sky. It's another families' turn to die. A child afraid to even cry out says, He has been here. And I see no bravery, No bravery in your eyes anymore. Only sadness.

James Blunt
Tracer lighting up the sky. It's another families' turn to...
Tracer lighting up the sky. It's another families' turn to...
Tracer lighting up the sky. It's another families' turn to...
Tracer lighting up the sky. It's another families' turn to...
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When one thinks of bravery, images of soldiers fighting in the battlefield come to mind. On the battlefield, soldiers are expected to be brave and courageous. However, there is another kind of bravery that is not as well-known. Tracer lighting up the sky demonstrates a love and courage that has nothing to do with war.

Here, we see a family trying to find a way for their child to survive when they should have been dead long ago. Instead, they give the child hope and support when he does not deserve it and in return he brings about their death. The boy in this poem is the only one who could bring about their death and sadness, but instead he brought them back to life.

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