Living through heartbreaks
From losing one after another.
Years of tears form in her eyes
After hearing the news another time.
"We lost it,"
The words echo as fresh tears fall.
It's all too familiar for them,
Losing a child inside once again.

Praying to God,
Begging on their knees
To "Please, please let one live.
Bless us with a child
And we'll never ask for anything ever again."

Another visit to the specialist
Going through the same routine,
Never losing hope that He would answer their plea.

Months pass with no bad news
And hope starts to grow.
The date has arrived and her husband takes her hand.
Grateful tears flowing from their eyes
As they hold on to Hope and
Thank God for blessing them so.
*jm

"A star in the heavens has been named for you,"
That thick paper had read.
Excitement and gratitude burst from inside as your deep blue eyes beamed brightly back at me.

This wasn't just another gift.
The realization that we had something that would be ours until the end of time
Hit me like a million fallen stars.

Now all that hits me
Is the understanding that the star is ours and still burning out there,
But we are not. We are nothing.

Now every time the stars fall,
I'll think of you.
*jm

So used to dreading
Having to sleep alone.
Got used to depending
On you coming back home.
Never forgetting the nights
Held near.
Always reminding myself
That you aren't here.
When one departs
It breaks both apart.
Accepting the departure
Is what makes this life harder.
*jm

They're drowning in sorrows,
Hoping to see tomorrow,
Fighting for freedom
As we lie safely dreaming.
Our true heroes are the guardians
Of our country.
Standing for the people,
Standing by the people,
Living and dying
To protect, to defend
Our one nation
Under God.
*jm

I miss the long walks
When words were seldom spoken,
Or the nights spent lying in the yard, underneath the gleaming sky.
One smile from you was all it took to make
The stars shine brighter
And the trees stand taller-
You made everything beautiful.
To live without you here
Breaks more hearts than only mine.
*jm