Mommy Could Never Get Enough Hugging

mommy dropped to her knees
right there in the Kansas City airport
pulling her baby into her body
She could never get enough hugging
Her daughter was thrilled to see her
and luckily did not understand how close mommy came
to not ever returning home from Iraq
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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