Dear Ma, <br /> It's been two years and i am still up here in <br />front. <br /> My buddies say that it'll be over soon but now I just don't know if I agree or not. It's not the sam at christmas without you and your stuffing. <br /> At night I stand at my post and look at the sky, and wonder if we're still under te same stars. do you really think such aweful tings will ever fade? <br /> I saw my friend get sot today. <br />Does that make my black with sin? <br /> I heard my daughter was born today. <br />Does she have my smile? Does she laugh like my father? <br /> I heard he died today, my father. <br />Does he know I love him, more than ever? Does he know I follow in his footsteps with pride? <br /> I am gonna go now mama. <br />Can you see my face in your dreams? Can you hear my tired voice? <br /> I am gonna go meet god now. <br />Do I look ok in my new blood red tux? Do you think he will invite me in? Do you think he still loves me after all i have seen? <br /> I love you mama. <br />Will you kiss my sisters head for me? Will you give my wife a shoulder to cry on? Will you hold my daughter as you once held me? <br /> It's been two years now, and I'm finally leaving the front.<br /><br />Bethany Maxwell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/soldier-s-letter/
