She kisses him good-bye
and watches him board the plane.
She wants to hide her eyes,
hide the tears and the pain.
But she can't look away,
has to see his every move,
now every second that passes
is a memory they lose.
She knows it's his job,
and that he has to leave,
but she still feels robbed
of time and memories.
She watches as the plane takes flight
and turns around to go,
it's the story of an Army Wife,
with only his dog tags to show.
They show how strong she is
to sit alone and wait,
and that when he comes home,
she'll be there for him, waiting at the gate.
Author notes
Option #1 Military Contest 5
Just thinking of the last deployment and wondering if this one will be any easier...
In a list
A contest entry
- Military!! write me something good!! by takemypainaway.
500 points, ended November 1, 2007, 10 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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"now every second that passes
is a memory they lose."
How perfectly you summed that up, and, how hard it must be to accept! You wrote this one wonderfully; congrats on the trophy, it deserved it!
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i only wish that it would get easier!! thank you for sharing you love in my contest!
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:)
Aw such a sweet poem
I feel your emotion
It's so sad
Good job
Good luck in my contest
From Jaz <3 -
I like this one, it's good to know what a woman feels in this situation. Perfectly described, and best of luck in your husbands deployment.
God Bless,
Silvos.
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Thank you so much for the comment and applause!
Tasha
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this is so great a write...your husband should be proud ...I hope u all the best in the struggle and worry...I had truckdriver and I know how that felt...but yours is a million times great...peace Katie..he was in Viet Nam...but I didn;t know him then..but he told me of his traggities and horrors there...he also was a change man when he returned
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Thank you so much for the comment and applause!
Tasha
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Breathtaking
If only more military spouses thought as you!
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Thank you so much for the comment and applause!
Tasha
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I often get weird looks when i walk around in public with his dogtags around my neck. this is so sweet. I just found out that i have to leace him at the airport two days before he deploys. I know that it is going to be so hard for me to let him go. they may have to get airport security to take me away or pull me from his arms.
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Thank you so much for the comment and applause!
Tasha
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