DEPLOYMENT
So many miles away he stands strong in my heart.
Such an aching I've felt since he had to depart.
They called giving him only a few days to get ready to leave.
A trip that would take him far away from his family.
The following days would move so fast,
No matter how hard we tried to make them last.
So on that day he walked on the bus and waved goodbye.
As our children and I just stood there and cried.
A father, a husband, much more than just a friend.
Was this to be a beginning or simply an end?
So much uncertainty, so much we did not know.
Not wanting to, but having to let go.
Now as the months seem to pass us by.
It's not any easier, we still need to cry.
Our love made even stronger by this war.
I dream of him so often walking back through that door.
I hear his voice, but only through a phone.
My heart is aching, I feel so alone.
Although I feel so much pain.
I know this war was not fought in vain.
I watch the people cheer as the ruler was taken down.
As their smiles replace their once solemn frowns.
Finally able to say how they feel.
Smacking the dictators image with their shoe's heel.
So yes I will ache til he comes back home to me.
But knowing it is worth it if just one child can be free.
