Just
like my every day routine,
I
get back from work and I think about you.
I
miss you so much, I want you to come home!
What's
happening there? I don't have a clue.
I
wait.
Then,
one very anticipated day,
There's
a knock on my front door.
I
open it and cry with delight,
Because
you have finally come home from war.
I
missed my Daniel.
It's
been a painful time without you, my love.
I've
waited so long for your safe return.
I
worried about you every day you were gone,
I'm
so glad you hadn't been hurt!
I
am happy.
We
live on together, a life of our own,
Until
you tell me you're going back.
You
hug me and say it'll be alright,
But
I can feel everything going black.
I
am scared.
I
still talk to you over the phone.
I
want to know that you're still okay.
I
tell you I'm being strong for you.
But
I cry for you every day.
I
miss you.
We
haven't spoken in almost a week,
But
I have some news I think you'll enjoy!
I
can't wait to tell you the results of the test that I took.
I
hope it turns out to be a boy!
I'll
name him after you.
It's
been so long since our last call...
I'm
starting to get scared, my love.
But
then, one day, there's a knock on the door
From
a man in white army gloves.
My
heart stops.
I
realize what's happened, but it can't be true...
I
want so badly for him to be wrong!
But
with sadness in his eyes, he delivers his purpose,
As
he tells me my dear loved one is gone.
I
cry.
The
funeral begins and the burial follows,
I
hear the explosion of twenty-one guns.
The
flag is folded and given to me,
Amazing Grace, then
it's finally done.
Nine
months later.
Ten
fingers, ten toes, and your blue eyes.
I
name him after you because he's your boy!
Ten
more fingers and ten more toes,
And
another tiny little bundle of joy.
I
wish you could be here.
I
am smiling down at the babies I hold,
And
I just know that you're here, too.
I
have waited so long to hold in my arms
My
last two beautiful pieces of you.
My
Daniel and Danielle.
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