Carmalina continually waited
For the day when he would return
When he would see her again
Hold her again
Be with her again
One day she saw the uniform of an American soldier
She stood up in her fancy full skirt blue dress
From the porch swing
Relief covered her like snow gently falling on a hurting person’s open wounds
Making them sting less
Until she saw a sorrow stricken man holding the letter
The she never saw coming
Grief fell upon her
Se pictured him
Hurt
Bloodied
Dead
He would never see her again
Hold her again
Be with her again
She is forever his
He is forever hers
He is forever gone
What most people don’t realize is how
Much pain comes between the family and soldier when separated
They don’t realize the desperation of being back in his arms
The fright when hearing about Pearl Harbor
The pit in her stomach worrying he will never return
The anxiety of getting a letter from him every week
To picture him coming up the porch steps to
Hug her again for the first time in one year
But all of that is forever lost
For he will never return
For he is a ghost on the battlefield forever
I am the broken hearted ghost sitting on the front porch
Waiting for him
forever
Rockelle this was an excellent piece of writing, and I agree with you 100% percent, theres a pain of breaking up or getting divorced but when your loved one is out there fighting for their country it's completely different because that was there decision and if they never decided on that they would probably be alive still. I really liked this, Great job!
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