A Letter Home
A soldiers letter home, Words to real to be true
Writing of love and happiness, to the girl he left behind!
All while thoughts of war and death lie on his troubled soul
He speaks of dreams, their future together
Though it’s the nightmares of fallen comrades that haunt his sleep!
He repeatedly reassures her he will come home safe
But at night, thoughts of death bring the tears he holds inside.
He tells her he longs for the warmth of her touch
Not knowing, deep down he shivers at the thought of the warmth brought by hot
lead piercing a man’s flesh.
He takes her mind off war, telling her he can hear her voice when he lies alone
When it’s the sound of bombs and gunshots that fill his sleepless nights
Easing her worries he tells her he can visualize them together when he returns
home
While it’s his own grave he sees when he closes his eyes!
The real meaning, of a soldier’s letter home
Words to real to be true!
Copyright © Cj Conroe | Year Posted 2007
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