I wrote this for a Irioc vet's wife it wasn't what she said this was my interputation when she said you don't know me you only know what I let you know to me it was a person hurting trying to be tough
Telling
The telling by night and day she stands in the dark glen her Thoughts and troubles make the surroundings turn from airy to thermo brooding dark and mastic a Black stallion stands near with its hostile significance obvious as a nightmare colt now full grown it paws The ground deep and wildly like her own thoughts the night changes from different shades of black as She reels in the tumult that varied troubles bring the wind begins to rise the branches begin a violent Torrent of complaint great torment is displayed outward calm belies the war within how quickly time Changes things long ago in another time and place blue and white clouds could be seen through the Blazing foliage an aura highlighted splendor tinged all elements that were in conscious view the black Stallion was replaced by the grey gentle even the face gave wonderful expressive peacefulness its stance Was as if it gave an outline to mellow you could see her standing as in an arching trellised gate blossoms Now gently blow where before only thorns gleamed as lighting flashed and you could see in her eyes a Wounded soul that had to bear up under sudden hardship not the kind you grow into but that which You Are thrown into you have to leap to your feet and try to convince all onlookers you have control While actually you are just a little terrified girl that must make great strides to become a woman of Empowered senses the war front defenses are made now in the living room not in far away scarred Lands soldiers are trained women are the soft spirits that must learn to make armor from brokenness That is well fitted and enduring while she is the lone sentential in an emotional fragmented world you Will find love is the greatest weapon in this hidden world where illusion of peace mocks openly but Freedom is the stronghold of those that love peace and fair play for all.
I was given the ability to stand in the stormy wind that broke over her life her life and others like her are the defining torches blazing within outward glory leaps from the darkness in the crackling stillness home knows no greater spirit from the weight she bows and by this we are afforded a bridge that carries us even beyond Chattanooga I look at the bullet holes and think they put extra armor on tanks but they don't put in bullet proof glass there is no simple answers but this would be a great step to stop such cowardly acts enough tragedy befalls all who loves peace