Quite Hero
She wakes very early, he's leaving today,
She will stand tall and proud as he's walking away.
He glances back warmly at his children and wife,
Knowing they will bravely carry on with their life.
Her strength and her courage only one understands,
He is walking away with her heart in his hands.
For he knows that without it he would be lost,
But they both know freedom comes at a cost.
Swallowing tears for the one she loves most.
This quite hero does not walk into war,
She soldiers on behind her front door.
She will move through her life the wind at her back,
Determind to keep her family on track.
Her tears fall in silence while she lies in her bed,
Her fear is right there but nothing is said.
Her fear is right there but nothing is said.
She will ask that no medals be pinner to her chest,
Her husband's safe return her only request.
Few understand her commitment, her life,
She is the quiet hero, the brave Soldier's wife.
-Kathleen Mills
1 comments:
Thank you for posting this poem! My husband is in the Army National Guard and is deploying to Afghanistan in a couple of months. He left on New Year's day for a training camp and I miss him so much already. We have abrand new baby boy named Drew who misses his daddy as well. I needed something to remind me why we are going through this pain. Thank you again.
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