Goodbye For Now

Today was the day we had to say our good-byes,
Just looking into your eyes had made me cry.

I felt like I had just lost my very best friend,
How long will it be until we're together again.

You said you'd be back to say good-bye before I go,
But you couldn't promise me if it would be so.

So we held onto each other not wanting to let go,
All we yearned for were for our last minutes together would go ever so slow.

Then for the first time ever, I felt you shake and cry,
I could not control the tears running down from my eyes

So I write you these words to tell you how I feel,
That way you know my love and feelings are real.

It's said that distance makes the heart grow fonder,
But how can I live my life without you any longer.

For years I've tried to prove to you I'd be strong,
That I would be independent, bold and able to carry on.

Yet deep down there are emotions that you cannot see,
It's the weakness and sadness that lay deep inside me.

So how am I suppose to make it alone without you,
I know it's not forever that much is so true.

Every day thoughts of you will be in my head,
Every night I will shed my tears as I lay in our bed.

It doesn't seem fair that I must go without you,
That's why I am feeling so empty, so lonely so blue.

The hardest part will be when you go to Iraq,
All I want is for you to come back.

You tell me not to worry that you will take care,
How can I not worry knowing you are over there.

I will pray for your safety every minute, morning, noon and night,
Until the day you return then I'll know that you're alright.

So for now I will cheerish every minute we can spend together,
I only wish that it could last forver and ever.

Babe, you know that I love you with all my heart,
Always know that nothing, not even the miles will keep us apart!