As some of you might know, I have one brother who is a Marine. Another is heading to Marine Boot Camp in three days. So I wrote this poem.
Miss You
They used to be mere movies;
books that I would read.
Pictures to remind us
the height of freedom’s cost.
A song, a phrase,
news from a far off place
So distant from the life I lived.
They used to be so far away…
It drew closer when my first brother left.
Nineteen. Hot blood in his veins.
Ready to go; ready to fight
The house was quieter when he left;
but he’d been busy before.
I’d not seen him much.
We saw him three months later;
a stiffness to his stride,
polished gold buttons on a blue coat.
A Marine.
Yet now…
Now another brother is leaving.
Quieter. More reserved.
Steady and focused.
More than a brother;
a comrade; a friend.
Less than a week and he’ll be gone.
Three months before we speak again.
Then training;
stationing.
He’s not coming back,
not like before.
I care more now.
The pictures and words
aren’t part of some other realm.
I’m proud of what you’ll become,
brother mine.
But I’ll miss you.
I’ll miss the late night Culver’s talks
The quiet jokes
The random things we show each other.
Even your arguing
at the smallest things.
Yet I’d not keep you here,
however much I might wish it.
So stand tall;
stay strong.
Farewell and Godspeed.
I’ll be here;
waiting,
Until we met again.
My brother
a Marine.
This is… I don’t have words to describe it. It is so real… My older brother is an Army pilot now, and yeah, things change… Things changed when he did basic training, when he deployed, when he came back to the US… This poem really hit me. Thanks for sharing. ♥
Yeah. Right now they will both still be in the states. If/when one gets deployed it will be even more real.
Great job!
Thanks
Wow, this is a really touching poem. My thanks to your brothers for serving.
Thank You for sharing these thoughts. God Bless your brothers and thank you for their service. My uncle and grandfather were Marines. My uncle was a career Marine.
Marilyn
Awesome poem!
This is really, really touching. Well done!
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Thanks. 😀
I have two close friends in Marine boot camp right now, so I can relate very well. beautiful poem.