Guilty Freedom (For The Troops in Iraq)

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Open Poetry #32

Guilty Freedom (For The Troops in Iraq)

A Romantic Heart
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since 1999-09-03

Posts 5496
Forever In Your Heart

0 posted 2004-05-20 04:47 AM

I sit and eat at a restaurant,
I feel guilty,
I don't want to eat anymore,

Thinking of you, all of you,
in the heat, the desert,
and I am here, so comfortable,

I sleep at night in a bed,
I feel guilty,
you sleep on sand,
with fear at hand,

I hug my family, watch tv,
I feel guilty,
you miss your loved ones,
your life has uncertainty,

You are a son, a daughter,
a wife, mother, husband, brother,
a uncle, aunt, father,

You are brave and strong,
but sometimes scared and afraid,
home is where you belong,

I light a candle in my heart,
every night, a prayer,
in appreciation of you,
your life, your sacrifice,

I'm living here with freedom,
because you are dying there,
It's just not fair,

I just want you to know,
I see you, I know what you are doing,
for America to be protected, to be free,

But I still feel guilty,
I still feel undeserving,
of your life for me.....

Open your eyes, open your mind, open your heart, let me come in and show you love.....~ARH

Goldenrose
Member Elite

since 2003-05-30

Posts 3665

1 posted 2004-05-20 05:08 AM

A fine tribute for the men and women on the front line of battle....well written ARH..they should be proud of you and your loving care...thank you..

Goldenrose.

''There is no need for temples, no need for complicated Philosophies.
My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness''- Dalai Lama

Obscurity
Member

since 2003-12-04

Posts 153
In A Melancholic Dream

2 posted 2004-05-20 05:45 AM

Very nice, and I am very sure they appreciate it.

It makes me sad that I don't go to boot camp till December 6th. I'll be sure to pass it onto my friends/relatives who are in the military.

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

3 posted 2004-05-22 12:42 PM

Beautiful thoughts from a soft heart...James

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