Through the rain of bullets I bob and I weave till I find my self beside the one in need...
These dreams ~ nightmares of shredded limbs and burned hair As I lay by my bride I still wake and speak in babble of war time
She sleeps with peace in her soul Her heart is whole now with me home But what she doesn't know If they called tomorrow ~ I would up and go This is the only life I know
Guilt rip ~ brother bond
While some left bleeding on the other side of the pond...
The sun sets on another bloody day
I sit here holding her bloodstained photo
Its what keeps my mind sane in this hell
I lost another friend today
I close my eyes and I see his face
Just another man forgotten in this place
He gave his life so I would have mine
Lord knows why
Every second an eternity lasts
Waiting for my husband to come back
Pacing floors, bended knees, waking sleep
All family seperated from us
No other comfort comes but from above
Not knowing where he sleeps
What he thinks
or what he eats
Months go by ~ before they tell me
Where my love is this time
Some say not a good wife
"How can you not know a contact line"
They don't understand
The cost, the price, the demand
To keep him safe and secure
I'd rather not know
Remain in trust and pure
This is my life
As a military wife
Its 0700 and the sun is coming up
I grab my gear and head to the truck
Time to head out through the fog and the muck
Passing through these empty streets
I see an empty playground destroyed from fire
Gets me thinking about my kids and my desire
For them to be able to play safe and sound
An explosive jars my head from those thoughts
Momentary blackness
And then I come to
The truck is on its side
There is a body trapped on top of me
Smoke clogging my nostrils
Blood pooling by my head
Threating to drown me
I see my family in my minds eye
They give me the strength to push the body off and fight
I crawl out of the windshield
Looking towards the back I see
Another arm moving
I reach for him and pull him out
His face is cut and he is bleeding out
I pulled him with me
Towards what is left of a shelled out house
I hear behind me the truck explode
Yelling in a tounge that I don't understand
I see them walking along the sides of the charred truck
There are four of them
The men who shot an RPG at our truck
I look to the man who I just pulled out
His dogtags say D. Patrizio
He looks to me with a grin on his face
I am ready for a fight he says
With blood pouring out of his arm
You are insane I tell him
Wrap it up he says
I manage to find a bedsheet to use
Ok I say Lets take them from two sides
You stay here and I will go around
We can catch them in a crossfire
Sure to bring them down
I come out of the building and circle around
The guys are still yelling not knowing whats about to go down
One of the men spots the trail from the truck towards the broken home
He speaks and all of a sudden gunshots ring out from the broken home
He goes down in a fury of bullets
I open fire from behind
Bringing the one holding the RPG down
The two remaining do not have a chance
They are armed with AK-47's and shooting wildly
I feel a tug at my stomache and still I fire
My M-16 runs out of bullets and I look around
The four men are down
I stumble towards D. Patrizio and he helps me sit down
You know your hit right he says
No I am not
Look down my friend
A crimson stain is seeping across my belly
With his hands he brings pressure down upon the wound
What now he says
I just want to go home..
He was home
When both babies were born
But he wasn't there much
As they crawled across the floor
So much he has missed
Childhood giggles, hugs, goodnight kiss
Our son was three
When he returned from a stint overseas
He clung to my side
Hanging on tight
Bewilderment in his eyes
Who is this man?
Mommy, I don't understand
This stranger you picked up
From the airport ~ just took my hand
I see the pain in my husband's eye
As he realizes he has missed so much this time
The ache runs deep
As he holds me and weeps
Thank you Jenn for writing this with me and for not letting me go~
I love you sis
And to those who fight on the frontlines
You are missed and loved
This is for you ~ all those years away ~ may there be no war
May it end with us
NOTE from JENN ~ Thank you (((RANDALL))) this meant so much to me ~
THANK YOU with all my heart for pulling through
I love you brother ~ even when the dance is intense