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Sleeping with the telephone

Jul 23, 2008 12:07AM - 2 comments

I knew who he was
When I took his name
But somehow knowin'
Is just not the same late at night
He knows the danger
But he does what he does
He calls it duty
But I call it love
So here I am
While he’s gone
To some foreign land

And I cry
'Cause I’m alone
And the nights get so cold and long
And I try not to think he won’t come home
But I’m sleeping with the telephone

The yellow ribbon on my neighbor’s gate
Always reminds me that someone’s awake
Just like me
I hear the sirens
And I watch the news
He laughs and leaves with his gun
And his blue uniform
And I pray God keeps him safe from harm

And I cry
'Cause I’m alone
And the nights get so cold and long
And I try not to think he won’t come home
But I’m sleeping with the telephone

I loose him in my darkest dreams
And my blood runs cold and my heart skips a beat
So I get up; I can’t take anymore
Sometimes I hate how much I love him
But everyday I love him more

And I try not to think he won’t come home
But I’m sleeping with the telephone

Something awakes me from where he should be
I reach for him; the telephone rings

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by rayray22, Jul 28, 2008 12:14PM
that is a very good poem and i understand your pain 6 years ago my mom was going to the hospital to see my grandfather because he had just broke his hip on her way there she passed an ambulance and fire trucks i was at home home with my sister she was 11 and the cops came knocking on the door and were asking for my mom i said shes not here and they asked were they could find her and i said the hospital so thats were they went they took her in a room and sat her down and told her the bad news that my older sister had died of a heroin overdose and that the house she was at waited 20 min until they called 911 so my sister was already gone when they got there there was no hope but little did my mom know that those fire trucks and ambulance she saw earlier was for my sister.   she left behind a daughter who was just about to turn 2 and a nefew she never got to see i was 6 months pregnant when she passed away and it took me 3 years to realize shes not coming back i didnt tell you this to scare you cause it happens to the best of us its just sad and there should be a way to stop the drugs ruining peoples lives taking lives and parents from innocent children who sometimes never get to know there parents at all.

by scaredmom330, Jul 28, 2008 12:36PM
thanks for your comments. everyone sharing their stories helps a lot, it lets us know we are not alone and everyone else is going through something familiar or has been there. I am so sorry for your loss. We must remember God works in mysterious ways. god bless you


Karen

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