Two years ago
Three summer apart
The first day we met
And now you part
You're leaving the normal
To go serve your nation
But I don't want you to leave
Like a permanent vacation
I already never see you
And we don't talk much anymore
In fact we've grown apart
Not much, but my heart is torn
I know you must leave
I know you have to go
But deep in my heart
I don't want my brother to leave home
I know that it's selfish
It's just how I feel
I don't want you to go
But I know your destiny's sealed
That's what makes this so hard
Even now as I write
I think of the terrible things
And begin to cry
Just knowing you're out there
Knowing you can't call
Not to tell me you're okay
Tell me nothing at all
All I can do is pray and hope
That one day soon you will come home
Covered in medals, walking with pride
Not cowering in fear or trying to hide
Cause war will spare no one
But you will get through
I hope that you realize
God's watching over you
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The Personal Poems of a Personified Poet
PoetryI write poems to relieve stress, anxiety, depression. I write for others too. When they need to hear something but the words won't flow, I write and have something to show.
