Dear Soldier

For hours I waited
Holding the phone
Praying you would call
So I would not be alone

I would try and try
To suppress my tears
But they'd fall anyways
Just as I feared

Because I knew the truth
That you wouldn't come home
Instead you lived in dust
A foreign place you roamed

For a flag you went off
Although nobody cared
You gave me one last hug
Pretending you weren't scared

Every day was agony
Never seeming to get better
The only comfort I had was
Holding on to your letter

Then one month they stopped
Many more passed by
Then I received the news
That caused me to scream and cry

They gave me apologies
Told me to wait no longer
At first I hated everything
But then I grew stronger

Sometimes the pain holds me down
But I know must rise
Mostly when I see the confusion
In your son's brown eyes

He knows his dad is a hero
I don't know if I agree
But he exclaims to teary eyes
I know I must believe

That you fought for a reason
You worked for a family
You believed in salvation
And died for all to be free