I’ve been in this place

More times than I count…

Bags being packed

Uniforms folded neatly

With military corners pressed

Very few see the trials

That lie within the life of a military spouse

Yet the night before

The departure

Always tugs and tears at my heart.

He rocked me tonight,

And I wept tears of sorrow…

Heartache

And emptiness

Filled my soul

Although I tried to ignore the pain

Because when he leaves

I know I will survive and be strong…

But with him,

He takes the light that shines

Upon my path

Of life… 

I may struggle, have hard days,

Banging my withered skull

Upon a wall

No one feels…

Yet his light leads me home.

To a place of peace

Sanctuary

And solitude

Where the world is right

We wrote our vows…

And mine clearly stated

“You are my light house”

Because within this complex soul

Gleans a light

That will forever lead you home.

May my light

Return home

Soon.