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Coming Home

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I watched him,
standing broken
mid the sea of tears
tasted the salt that stung my lips
wished time could be a vortex


he could have belonged to anyone
having faced trials and tribulations
not of his own making
but of others

a myriad of childhood memories
flashed through my mind
laughter, carefree days,
sunshine...
now I wondered what untold nightmares
he had survived

this soldier, once whole
now a collection of shattered shards
in need of mending with family glue

home,
no longer a wish
becomes a reality

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for Gordon. More like my big brother than my uncle. Served in Iraq, now home embraced in the arms of his family

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  • Cup-a-Joe
    June 10

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    ~this soldier, once whole
    now a collection of shattered shards
    in need of mending with family glue~
    Not too many people see this in the ones that come back home.
    Thanks for this.
    Joe

  • pippy
    March 12
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    crying, tragic, home safe, touched me.


  • catz Moderators member
    February 10

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    As friend and family of our brave men and women in wars' danger, I understand how you feel about your uncle. I've felt and still feel as you do, having had several in my own life through four wars and currrently a granddaughter who just returned from Iraq.

    You've written an impressive testimony to your uncle, beautiful, loving, and proud.

    Dee


    • fortyninereasons gold member
      February 10
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      Thank you Dee. My uncle is still recovering but he is so much better. Since writing this I have had a close family friend go and come back. After sitting talking to him, I know that for him, he actually joined the Army knowing full well he would be going to war.
      He too is back home safe and in the arms of his family.
      Juls


  • sheltered
    September 30, 2008

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    Nice! Congrats!

    this verse stood out most for me..
    "this soldier, once whole
    now a collection of shattered shards
    in need of mending with family glue"


  • Cynthia Gaines gold member
    September 29, 2008

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    Beautiful, yet sad and melancholy...

    Thank you for sharing. Wishing you & your Uncle all the very best. Peace, Cyn


  • HeartTangles
    September 27, 2008

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    Family support is needed more than anyone can imagine. And the support is not only needed at the time of re-entry to citizenship, but for years to come. Good luck.


  • Swan song gold member
    April 25, 2008
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    Excellent poem and well thought out well composed


  • darkangelcutter
    March 5, 2008

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    thank him for me for fighting,
    i hope that he is ok
    thank you for writing this for him
    blessings
    shannon


  • Cannonsfire
    March 5, 2008
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    They see so much and will never speak of it, it is the cross they must bear. Love, C


  • Randomly Beautiful
    March 5, 2008

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    For being new at this you do quite well my dear. I think it is wonderful to honor our soldiers.


    • fortyninereasons gold member
      March 5, 2008
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      Thank you Trina. This has been screaming at me since his return. It was time to write. May they never be forgotten. J

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