MOTHER TO ARMY SON
THE FOLLOWING ARE POEMS MY DAUGHTER,
SHARI WROTE FOR HER SON, TONY..
TONY WAS STATIONED IN KOREA AT THE TIME.
HE IS CURRENTLY BEING DEPLOYED TO (?)
ONLY GOD KNOWS.
ONCE AGAIN, A MOTHER'S HEART BREAKS...
AS, SO DOES A FATHERS..
TONY
FOR TWENTY YEARS A REASON
TO GET UP EACH NEW DAY
AND SUDDENLY THAT REASON
HAS LEFT AND GONE AWAY
A PICTURE ON THE BATHROOM WALL
ANOTHER IN THE DEN
THE BEDROOM AND THE LIVING ROOM
I TOUCH THEM NOW AND THEN
I SWEAR I THINK I HEAR HIM
AS HE COMES IN LATE AT NIGHT
AND I SAY, OK MOM, GO TO SLEEP
HE'S HOME AND HE'S ALRIGHT
BUT I HEAR NO FOOTSTEPS IN THE HALL
NO TV IN THE DEN
REFRIDGERATOR DOESN'T OPEN
AND REALITY SETS IN
MARCH 17TH AT FIVE O'CLOCK
THE ARMY TOOK MY SON
MARCH 17TH BY FIVE-FIFTEEN
THE SADNESS HAD BEGUN
HAPPY? NAW!
I'M NOT HAPPY
DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE
I FEEL SO DEPRESSED
I DON'T FEEL LIKE ME
I'LL BE ALRIGHT
I'LL BE JUST FINE
RIGHT NOW I JUST MISS
THAT SON OF MINE
GET BUSY, DO SOMETHING
GO TALK ON THE PHONE
STOP SITTING THERE
FEELING SO SAD AND ALONE
DON'T GO IN HIS ROOM
DON'T LAY ON HIS BED
STOP SMELLING THE PILLOW
WHERE HE LAID HIS HEAD
DON'T LOOK AT HIS PICTURES
STOP PACING THE FLOOR
FIND SOMETHING TO DO
THEN DO SOMETHING MORE
IT SEEMS SOMETHING'S MISSING
CAN'T HAVE ANY FUN
DO YOU FIGURE WHAT'S MISSING
IS MAYBE-------MY SON?
WILL TOMORROW BRING SUNSHINE?
A SMILE ON MY FACE?
OR MAYBE MORE SADNESS?
MORE FLOORS TO PACE?
I'LL BE ALRIGHT
I'M GONNA BE FINE
RIGHT NOW I'M JUST MISSING
THAT SON OF MINE
TAKING TURNS
INTO MY ARMS YOU PLACED THIS CHILD
SO MANY YEARS AGO
LOOKED IN ON US FROM TIME TO TIME
SMILED, AND WATCHED LOVE GROW
I DID THE VERY BEST I COULD
TO KEEP ALL HARM AWAY
I'D WATCH HIM WITH MY 'MOTHERS' EYES'
AS HE GREW EVERY DAY
THE DAYS TURNED INTO MONTHS
AND THEN THE MONTHS TURNED INTO YEARS
AT TWENTY, HE CHOSE ARMY LIFE
NOW I CAN'T STOP MY FEARS
MY 'MOTHERS' EYES' CAN'T SEE THAT FAR
BUT I KNOW YOU STILL CAN
HIS CARE I NOW RETURN TO YOU
HIS LIFE BACK IN YOUR HAND
PLEASE WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND MY SON
HOLD HIM SAFE AND TIGHT
AND SOON RETURN HIM TO MY ARMS
PLEASE LET HIM BE ALRIGHT
YOUR 'FATHER EYES' CAN SEE MUCH MORE
THAN MINE COULD EVER SEE
PLEASE KEEP HIM SAFE WHILE HE'S AWAY
THEN GIVE HIM BACK TO ME
Merry Christmas Soldier
The tree is decorated
In the living room this year
I needed it to be there
With your picture hanging near.
I lie by it and listen
To the lights as they go "ting"
And right in front on the very last branch
Is our little bear in his swing.
I put the lights on the fence outside
Garland and bows so long
They looked real pretty for a couple of nights
Now the darn things won't come on.
I think even they know it's different
That Christmas is sadder this year
And the lights on the fence just refuse to shine
Until you are once again near.
So Merry Christmas my soldier, my son
And though you are so far away
I'll close my eyes, you'll be right by my side
And I'll hug you on Christmas Day.
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before deployment to Kuwait.
Hi Tony.
This is your mom. I named you. I kissed your boo boo's when you were little.
I taught you how to ride a bike.
I held you when you were scared. I'm scared now..
Your dad is with you right now at Ft. Campbell.
You just called and said you would be sleeping in
the hanger of the airport tonight before you fly
to Kuwait in the early morn.
Safe flight my son and safe mission.
Did I tell you today that I loved you?
Everyday.......with all my heart!
THE YEAR TWO-THOUSAND-THREE
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WE'VE LOVED YOU
WE'RE PROUD AS WE CAN BE
WE DON'T EXPECT A PHONE CALL
'CAUSE YOU'RE TOO FAR AWAY
BUT I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW
WE THINK OF YOU TODAY
SO FEEL OUR ARMS AROUND YOU
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE WORLDS APART
AND KNOW THAT ON THIS SPECIAL DAY
YOU'RE "EMBEDDED" IN OUR HEART
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