May 2020
I wasn't supposed
to Survive
They had wives,
Children,
Mothers.
I had nothing,
No one.
I wasn't supposed
to Survive
But the Truth is
THEY knew what I did not
THEY knew my mother's tears
THEY knew my wife's mourning dress
THEY knew my children's cries
Just as I would sacrifice myself
THEY would sacrifice
Themselves
For me
So that I could see my wife
My kids
My mother
They are why I am here
They are why I go on
They are why I am
a Survivor
to Survive
They had wives,
Children,
Mothers.
I had nothing,
No one.
I wasn't supposed
to Survive
But the Truth is
THEY knew what I did not
THEY knew my mother's tears
THEY knew my wife's mourning dress
THEY knew my children's cries
Just as I would sacrifice myself
THEY would sacrifice
Themselves
For me
So that I could see my wife
My kids
My mother
They are why I am here
They are why I go on
They are why I am
a Survivor
Sometimes we cannot see ourselves how others see us.
This is dedicated to anyone who had someone who who saw something else in you worth saving, worth sacrificing themselves for.
Especially those in the military.
This is dedicated to anyone who had someone who who saw something else in you worth saving, worth sacrificing themselves for.
Especially those in the military.
(20/M/American Samoa)
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