Heart beating fast;

Breathes leaving rapidly;

Thoughts racing;

Hands Trembling—

My instincts are reacting

To the moments we’re living

With you over there,

And Me right here.

I’m not under fire,

And these aren’t bullets

tearing through me,

But Baby, you’re ambushing

My feelings—my ****** instincts—

And it’s not even your fault.

I can’t help that my conscience,

nor my awareness of our world,

Isn’t my most attractive quality,

But I just want to know you’re safe, Honey;

I just want to keep you safe, Darling.

It’s my job to see every angle,

And I’ve been trained to see Danger’s

Cold, Unexpected Grasp.

But, above all these uncertainties

And protective feelings,

I trust how smart you are,

And I know you’ll stay out of harm’s way.

But I’ll keep praying…just as I always do.

To the ground I fall,
        Push
The sweat drips from my brow,
        Push
In cadence We,
        Push
        Gasp
        *****
He stops his pacing,
        Push?
In front of me,
        Push?
PRIvate! YOU HAVE seVERELY KAGGED UP!
    Yeah,     Push…
YOU BETTER FIX YOURself REAL QUICK!
        Push
DO YOU WANT TO BE A SOLDIER PRIvate?!?
        Hooah Sergeant!
THEN SHOW ME YOU WANT IT!
        HOOAH Sergeant!
MOTIVATE ME PRIVATE!
        HOOAH SERGEANT!
That’s what I like to hear PRIvate,
        Push

This is our anthem,
        Push
But through this we become,
        Push
Orwell’s “rough men”,
        Defend
The Drill Sergeant is a temporary devil,    
        Patriots Will
A life-long teacher,
        Forever
That demands Perfection,
        These Colors
To make us Stronger,
        Hooah
Patriots Will Defend These Colors Forever,
        Push

You are my slow-song,

So just dance with me, baby.

You are a sunset,

Gorgeous and lovely; Honey,

Let me sweep you off your feet.

My Flag,
Draped over this
          Box,
makes my mother cry,
my father cringe,
my friends mourn,
          But,
I do not.
This was my choice,
This is my life.
I gave it,
     in defense,
of an ideal I believe in.
I gave it,
     for my children.
I gave it,
     for the men still,
           climbing those mountains,
struggling to fight,
     an enemy disguised as a civilian.
My son will never know me,
  My daughter will have a faint recollection,
and My wife will always cry,
    when My Flag,
          Flies,
Proud and Bold,
Every Fourth of July.

I was bold;

Sarcastic and Young.

I could run

Ten thousand miles,

                         and then some.

I was never more sad

Than I ever was Happy,

            and I guess I didn’t quite understand

That I really wasn’t all that lucky.

Yet, I didn’t care,

            because I was as tall as the clouds.

Yet, I didn’t care,

             because I was born to go far.

My mother gave me her wisdom.

    My father gave me his strength.

And that gorgeous girl,

        whom I get to hold in my arms and enjoy life with,

Well, she’s the one who’s helping me understand,

                     just  who I truly am.

I am great.

I am kind.

I no longer have to live in my past life.

I am Nate the Great,

            and I am here beside you all,

                 smiling as we risk the fall.

Here, above the clouds,

I drift between reality

And dream, but even

Though you’re not here, I can still

Feel you floating through my clouds

                      gently consuming my atmosphere.

I can make you laugh,

And I can sing out loud;

       I can make you feel like a bird

       Floating in the summer Sun.

I can hold your hand,

And I can take you far;

       We can see the whole wide world

       That we only thought existed on postcards.

I can breathe you in,

But I won’t breathe you out;

       You’re as intoxicating

       As the smell of an ocean breeze.

I can kiss your lips,

And I can stare into your eyes;

       I don’t really mind

       Being lost in them tonight.

I can show you my heart,

If you’d only give me yours;

        Let’s just have fun

        While we see what God has in store for us.

I’ll wrap my arm around you,

And you’ll lean your head on me;

        We can fade away

        To the sounds of our favorite songs.

I can dream of you,

And know you’ll always be with me;

      Honey, I guess that’s all I’ll ever really need.

I’ll sit next to you,

And you’ll sit next to me;

       We’ll leave this world in the dust,

       While we’re soaring through the stars.

Baby,

           Lovely Lady,

Won’t you take this ride with me?