My boot straps

My husband is my hero not just 
my hero he's indeed a real Vietnam 
war hero I adore thevway he protects 
me basically I suffered ptsd anxiety 
disorder from wearing wires pregnant 
for the FBI buying weapons and drugs 

from corrupt officers for years i lived 
in fear awaiting my death when jay 
Townsend Johnson Henry arrived 
to end my life leaving a desk job at 
the court house in tampa pushing 
pens pages she believed she could 

impersonate me and gain royalties for 
my American poetry I pleaded with 
the fbi until it was too late jay 
Townsend Johnson Henry riding 
in a white Tahoe with her gunman 
opening fire he was killed at my 

feet this shattered my existence 
since I was already coping with 
ptsd anxiety depression everything 
went blank as I relocated suffered 
traumatic brain Injury jay Townsend 
Johnson Henry hiding seeing my 

abusive ex husband I was lost until 
the purple heart veterans picked 
me up finally meeting my new 
husband my god we both have 
ptsd traumatic brain injury depression 
finally someone who truly gets 

me we are a disabled couple caring 
for each other throughout this ordeal 
my killers jay Townsend Johnson 
Henry returned 20 years later with 
an assault rifle to murder me extort 
my American poetry my beautiful 

beloved war hero on guard holding 
my hand through panic attacks 
flasbacks of being abused hearing 
my fetus heartbeat nerve block 
injections we have lots of appointments 
that's when the imposter breaks in our 

home looking for documents to falsify 
or medications she smuggle to fund 
wiseguys but my honey and I we have 
this with God Volunteering helping 
others praying loving one another 
during night terrors night sweats 

panic attacks soak and wet sheets 
and this man is holding me saying 
nobody is ever going to harm you 
again I can't live without you it's not 
easy reliving wearing wires pregnant 
buying weapons and drugs from 

killers as he relive Vietnam wearing 
a necklace of enemy ears around 
his neck 101 st airborne we are army 
Strong boots stapped we are American 
we are truly truly blessed I am truly 
blessed to have my own personal living 

breathing John McCain an American 
war hero my husband the best of the best
say you're safe now honey I'm here now
Thank you for your service honey my hero
God bless all our military veterans and
God bless the United States of America 

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