Come Home

April 04, 2014

Sweetheart,

Your letter came today.

War dripped from the ink

into my tears until I could

no longer tread my river of fear.

Distance is the enemy I battle…

Today I don’t give a damn

about flags and honor…

Come home to me…

Let me hold you when hell

pulls the bandages from

all you can’t forget.

I am here..

I will always be here.

Oh God! Just please come home!

Susie

At Real Toads Fireblossom gave us these instructions: Write me a poem that includes a letter, or stamps, or a mailbox, or a mail person.

Fireblossom Friday ~ Postmark Poetry!

Comments

Kerry O'Connor said…

Those first three lines almost had me in tears, Susie. I love the song you selected to.. filled with promise of reunion.

April 4, 2014 at 1:28 PM

Anonymous said…

So poignant. Such a shame to have so many away from loved ones.

April 4, 2014 at 1:56 PM

hedgewitch said…

Sometimes saying it simply and forthrightly is the best way it can be said, as here. There is also much craft, though, in the shaping, and war dripping, pulled bandages, these phrases use great economy of words to make their point. Really well said, Susie.

April 4, 2014 at 3:12 PM

Grandmother Mary said…

It's the only prayer we hold- please come home. But said so well in this poem.

April 4, 2014 at 4:02 PM

Sherry Blue Sky said…

"war dripped from the ink"......fantastic.......the very best letters say "come home"......loved this, Susie.

April 4, 2014 at 7:18 PM

Fireblossom said…

*sigh* So heartfelt and poignant.

April 4, 2014 at 7:26 PM

Other Mary said…

This is stunningly, painfully good. Maybe if more people read this letter, fewer letters like this would need to be written.

April 4, 2014 at 7:49 PM

Ella said…

I want to cry, after reading yours~
So touching and seeing a ship full of souls leave the shipyard and wonder-yes, come home-it means the world! Wonderfully done~

April 4, 2014 at 8:18 PM

Wordifull Melanie said…

So evocative and heart wrenching.

April 4, 2014 at 10:38 PM