Long Distance Poem

Poem About A Soldier Missing His Pregnant Wife

I wrote this poem while I was on tour in Iraq in 2007. I had found out my wife was pregnant the very same day I landed in Iraq at the start of my tour, and at this stage I had been away for 3 months and had over 1 month till I was due to go home for 8 days of R&R.

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Feelings And Thoughts

Published by Family Friend Poems August 2015 with permission of the Author.

When I wake
In the mornings,
I feel and think
So many things.

Thoughts of anger
Thoughts of aggression,
Thoughts of how
I can beat this depression.

Lots of people here
But I can't help feeling lonely.
Six months I'm living here,
It will never feel homey.

Should I laugh?
Should I smile?
It only lasts
For a while.

But then the thought of seeing you
Sends me wild,
And the thought of seeing
Our unborn child.

The feeling of
Excitement and glee
Fills my heart,
I couldn't be more happy.

I talk to you
On the net and phone,
Always thinking
Of coming home.

How is my wife?
How is she coping?
To the woman I love,
My life I'm devoting.

When I know you are well
And you and bump are okay,
My smile grows bigger
With every day.

The way you walk,
The way you smell,
To hear your voice,
I'm under your spell.

You make everything
Come to life.
I just smile
And thank God you're my wife.

What I'm trying to say
Through all of this
Is you make my life
A living bliss.

Thank you

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