A
Day in Life of the Sailor’s Wife
Anonymous
My
husband left again for a six-month deployment.
Remembering
the day so clear.
Everyone
tired from lack of sleep,
Not
wanting to miss the minutes that seep.
We
took him to the terminal that day.
Done
our best to be proud and stand tall,
Fighting
off the tears is a faithful wife’s call.
Emotions
ran high and wounded my heart,
With
panic of loneliness and isolation from a life part.
Rationalizing
these events is hard on the soul.
Tears
flow easily at its very mention,
It’s
not tears of fear as many think.
It’s
the acknowledgement of whom
YOU
must become yet again.
Who
is she and who does she need to be?
A
Mom and a Dad to both of her kids,
Telling
them she loves them- he loves them too!
Our
job is to comfort and keep them safe.
We
plan out their day, to keep sadness at bay.
When
the day is done,
We
tuck in little ones,
We
talk, We play - We pray He’s okay.
Shut
the door quietly.
Time
for review on how did “we” do.