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So many pages turned, so many more left untouched

The epic storylines of our lives, moments hurried, moments rushed

Times where we knew not when or why we followed a trail

What we might accomplish, how it would weigh on the scale

Some of us chose new directions, broke from the norm

While others stayed in comfort, embracing the warm

Those that fought for their country, their rights, their beliefs

Others who supported their friends and provided relief

We all have our books, the novels ever being written

Of our lives and even of the lovers to which we were smitten

Though some chose to live alone, it did not diminish

The critical potential for importance of the impact of its finish

Yet this is not about them, but rather, the closing of a chapter

Where one journey of our life ends, we pursue the ever after

Time to take a pause and admire the stark reality of the moment

When a diverging fork in the road provides us a golden token

The coin will permit us one shot at making a decision

So we look at our targets, choose one and aim with precision

Not knowing what the future holds, we fire with tenacity

And, for my future, I will fire the entire magazine's capacity

For my time in this Army is coming to a close, a defining end

Where the last signature on my paperwork will certainly send

My future on a new route, one involving college and new friends

One where I explore the mysteries of life, as well as who I really am

Because just as much as we write our books with the choices we make

We never know the true ending our course in life will take

And so, we put each word down and stomp the end of a day

With a period or exclamation mark, maybe even a question

A recollection of our perception of the conception of today

Remember that while one chapter ends, another is waiting in its stead

That finishing one portion of your life is just the beginning of more

This pattern of life continues forever until each individual is dead

So take every breath with a purpose, every step with meaning

Each decision in life, make it mean something, for every second is fleeting

Your story in this book could end without even the slightest of warning

So when you sleep and again rise, take joy in the morning

For again, you have the opportunity to impact the world with your story

So stand tall like a soldier, fight on, drive on, and conquer your life with glory.