Words Of A Soldier

I would have been there

till the end of our days,

through all the hardships

and afternoons of peaceful silence.

I would have given you children

and we would have been a family

like the we one we dreamed we'd have.

I would have been the man

to wake up next to you each morning

and greet you with a kiss

because no matter how bad the morning breath,

your lips are always so sweet.

I wish I would've done more for you

and I'm sorry I can't make it up to you.

I'm sorry for keeping the toilet seat up

and for my lack of interest in cheesy Hallmark movies.

I'm sorry I never said I love you enough...

I want you to live on smiling

and find whatever will make you happy.

Don't live in the past for me,

but keep me as a memory and move for the future

where your life can begin again.

Find another man to give you love

and all the things you deserve

that I can no longer offer you.

My blood is everywhere and my wounds are deep.

I haven't got much longer now.

I love you so much, my angel.

I love you for all that you are,

and some day I will.

Author's Note

Yes, I purposely didn't end the sentence. It gives a sad but interesting end to his life.

Reviews

[Justsimplyjulia]

Oh my gosh. This poem made me swoon, laugh and cry. It was so tragically adorable, i felt every emotion in every word.
Thank you so much for writing this,
caus i absolutely loved it.
-Dragon

[Baby Ricochet]

Cute. I'll leave it at that..............................

[Draven]

This piece is one of my favorites and it has 2 meanings. The first, is that he misses his wife and feels such pain for having to leave her due to his coming death. 2, I feel that a lot of times, soldiers die for their country, but they are sort of getting their lives wasted by the people who are running this country. This man should not have to die, and that is my own private meaning for this piece. I truly hope that I did not offend you by it.

[Baby Ricochet]

Offendes? Naaa.

[Viamari_love's_you]

it's a beautiful piece. I thought I was there bleeding out the last of life myself. I also thought ''I'm sorry for keeping the toilet seat up
and for my lack of interest in cheesy Hallmark movies.'' was funny. like movies you start off with a good laugh or two then cry your heart out at the end.

[Tam Warink]

I knew this wasn't going to turn out well after the first few lines. At first I thought to question the line, "I would have given you children" as being of immature thought but after reading the rest it all fit, perfectly. Another one for that huge bin where all the sad ones are stored.

100 flickering thoughts

[Angela ☄️]

Hopefully the man isn't dead.. Is he.? An absolute cliffhanger..?

[Draven]

yeah.... he died.

[Angela ☄️]

But, why..? >.

[Draven]

He is laying on the battlefield and he has been shot. And as he is bleeding out his last thoughts are of his wife. He is feeling a mix of love, guilt, and misery for her.

[Angela ☄️]

It's beautiful, I really like it ^-^

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

One want's to read more, a piece that speaks to us and well written.