The Coming Distance
10/30/2007
Her hand in his and the freedom to let
Herself feel again
Is the last thing known of the woman who
Stayed behind
Four walls of stone
And the man who wouldn’t give up
On the woman he knew
He loved.
Well now she is over come by the feeling
Of Love,
Its been so long since she
Felt this way.
She feels safe in his arms,
Lost in his eyes,
Melted by his touch,
And free by his kiss.
Yet she knows he must leave her soon for
What will feel like
An eternity
Because it was a prior engagement he had
Before her.
The thought of him
Being across the ocean fighting to keep
His country safe
Scares her to death
But
She’ll never let it show.
She know she
Has to be strong and show no fear.
She’ll enjoy
The time they have together for now
Then cherish
The time they had while he’s gone
And
Anticipate the times they will have.
She knows
The doubts he hides inside,
She can see them
In his eyes.
She will do her best,
all she can and then some,
To calm his fears before he goes.
He need not speak them for she can
Sense them,
The fear and doubt that she will be true
While’s he’s gone
Or that she
Won’t really be here when he gets back.
She’ll never tell him
She knows what he fears because she knows
He’s trying to be strong,
Just like her.
He doesn’t know exactly how strong she is
Even though
He knows most of what she’s been thru
In her life.
But still he knows not what she’s
Made of.
She has
the stubborn will
of a God,
The grace of
An angel,
And the love of Goddess.
She knows
She can handle the year alone because
After that she’ll never
Be lonely again.
The day he comes home she’ll be right there
When he steps off that plane
To greet
Her soldier,
Her man and,
Her lover,
With a smile,
Open arms,
And kiss
To make-up for the year of kisses they missed.
Yet all the while
When he’s gone she’ll be right there by
Her computer
Waiting every night to talk to him,
To see him,
And know its one more day down.
In his absence
She’ll do all she can to make sure
Everything is in order
And ready for his
Return home,
So their two families can become one.
She’ll spend her nights alone in the bed
Hold his pillow tight,
And dreaming
She’s in his arms again.
Her days will be spent
Working, raising her son, and planning
For her family’s coming
Future.
All this for a year, while he’s gone
She’ll do
Whatever it takes for as long as she
Has too.
For she loves this man and
She knows
He loves her too,
And that’s all she needs to make
It thru this
Short time alone that she’s going to
Have
That will feel like an eternity.
