A lady in waiting that is what I am, for waiting I must do to see my man. <br />I must wait while my man risks his life for the country he loves so much. <br />I do not know if he will return whole, I do not know if he will return at all. <br /> <br />At night I light my protection candle for him and I pray that he returns. <br />Will he come back to me the same, or as a changed man? <br />How long must I wait to hold him again, a few months or for eternity? <br /> <br />The sun rises again as I blow out the candle. <br />I hope it is not a sign that his life is as gone as the flame. <br />Tears begin to pour, but a lady in waiting must not show emotion. <br /> <br />I will be strong for him. <br />I will wait for his return. <br />I will not despair. <br /> <br />The days and the months go by. <br />A letter comes and a letter goes. <br />How much longer must I be a lady in waiting? <br /> <br />The day passes and the night returns. <br />I light my candle and say my prayer. <br />I stare at the flame, sleep will not come. <br /> <br />A letter comes for me. <br />It is a message of death my heart tells me. <br />I open it and fall to the floor, heart wrenching screams fill the air. <br /> <br />A lady in waiting am I. <br />A lady in waiting I will always be. <br />My heart died the day my love died.<br /><br />Amber Lamm<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-lady-in-waiting-2/
