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I WAS ME

First I was me,

Selfish as can be,

Wanting everything from A to Z

And wanting it all for me.

Then I became we,

A part of an us.

I learned to share, give and take

I learned how to trust.

Next I was you,

Believe me it's true.

I would rather give than receive,

It was you I wanted to please.

Now I am them,

A family man.

Giving my children,

All that I can.

If you look real close,

It is easy to see,

I am older and wiser,

And no longer a me.

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Seeing Your Child Off to War

Blog Posted by Joe Flach: 5/9/2014 1:04:00 PM

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Olive Eloisa
Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 5/10/2014 6:08:00 AM

i do not have a son yet but i have friends who gone by to battlefield and all.. some really are fortunate and some are not.. my grandfather was a veteran of world war 2 before and with his stories of how life is when you are in the middle of war and all is really so scary and wohow as he said when one goes one foot has readily been buried in the ground... :O and yes prayers prayers must be offered to their journey and prayers that peace shall reign sooner GBU...olive eloisa

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 5/9/2014 5:42:00 PM

excellent blog. I was more fortunate than some. When my son was a Marine, he came home right before the fighting with Iraq ensued. Others are not nearly as lucky. why the heck don't they all just STOP this??

Amy Green
Date: 5/10/2014 2:06:00 PM

Me too- well, the kiss was good again.....

Charmaine
Chircop

Date: 5/9/2014 2:29:00 PM

This poem gave me goosebumps Joe..Prayers for all those at war..and those who await their loved ones.

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