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My husband sits for days on end, Staring through his empty friend, My tearful words fall alone, His mind resides in combat zone, A man replaced by shell so cold, Numbed by scars of war untold, Violent dreams lived each night, Lashing out, at all in sight, He returns to war inside his head, Trauma stained by all bloodshed, A trigger pulled, his mind released, Begging for, all thoughts to cease, His scars remain, but can't be seen, Buried deep inside his dreams, Years of therapy, will help him free, From the damaging effects.. .. of Post Traumatic Stress I pray for the day, he's finally home, So the trauma of war, can leave us alone.
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Feb 3, 2015
Feb 3, 2015 at 4:34 AM UTC
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My husband sits for days on end, Staring through his empty friend, My tearful words fall alone, His mind resides in combat zone, A man replaced by shell so cold, Numbed by scars of war untold, Violent dreams lived each night, Lashing out, at all in sight, He returns to war inside his head, Trauma stained by all bloodshed, A trigger pulled, his mind released, Begging for, all thoughts to cease, His scars remain, but can't be seen, Buried deep inside his dreams, Years of therapy, will help him free, From the damaging effects.. .. of Post Traumatic Stress I pray for the day, he's finally home, So the trauma of war, can leave us alone.
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Feb 3, 2015
Feb 3, 2015 at 4:34 AM UTC
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