“Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”
Kahil Gibran
I stand before
Our bedroom window
Staring out into the night,
Remembering another night
Not so long ago
When you wrapped your arms
Around me,
Pulling my body back
To rest against yours,
When you buried your face
Against my neck
Without saying a word,
When we said our good-byes
Not knowing
If you would come home
Again...
Such is the life
Of a military wife.
Now as the news is filled
With stories of the chaos
Of war
And I am filled with fear,
I remember your promise
To love me forever
And that you'll do everything
You can
To come back home
To me.
And I know you will
Because you always keep
Your promises.
It's not what I thought the title suggested. It's better. The point of view of the military wife… and children if they have any. Poignant and touching.
Unfortunately, in time of war, serendipity results in casualties, both military and worse, ordinary people in the line of fire. People join the military for many reasons. But most don't join the military with a thought they won't keep their promises of coming back after service.
A beautifully tender piece. The quiet memory of that last embrace carries so much strength, fear, and devotion, and the promise at the end lands with real emotional truth. A moving tribute to love in the shadow of war.
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Unfortunately, in time of war, serendipity results in casualties, both military and worse, ordinary people in the line of fire. People join the military for many reasons. But most don't join the military with a thought they won't keep their promises of coming back after service.
Ron