Being the Mother of a Soldier in Iraq.

New poem.

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• war
• iraq
• soldier
• mother
• fear
• pain
• depression
• hope

[blueshadow1996]

Poetivity.If I could I would take his place and he can come home. Your son is a brave soldier who stands for his Country. I hope he comes home safe. I salute you and all of the families.

[Poetivity]

thanks blueshadow...I prefer that no one is there.

[virtualrabbi]

When only 30% of eligible voter show up at the polls, that is inevitable. When only 14% say they like what Congress is doing, but 98% of Congress gets re-elected, what should we expect. It is not much different than a parent telling a child they dislike their behavior, but providing no natural consequences. The behavior is encouraged. Of course the US isn't running the way it's supposed to. All the voters are busy watching TV and being depressed into numbness.

[JoSieLove2Sing4u]

*Beautiful* Thank You for Sharing.

God Bless You and Your Children.

[danieldaring]

your pretty but need an eye lift-eyelids to much skin

[Damis101]

This is beautiful writing. I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your openness and candor and in regard to the last poster, to whom your response was more than gracious--Forgive this little sideslap to SWSimpson: Hey jerk, who are you to say who this is or isn't about. She's a mother who's son is at war. Get it? If not, get lost. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

I hope he is done with his tour by now and doing well!

[andrewnorris1]

I see that this poem was written over 2 years ago, it could have been written yesterday. I hope your son is back with you.

[TeresaSemenuk]

Wow, you made me cry. Thank you all the sacrifices you and all the mothers of our military have made. Love this poem!

[saramary33]

You made me cry. That was really good. My husband is in Iraq right now and this is his second tour of duty. I wrote a song for his mother. We do happen to be Republican but it does not make a difference, like you said, as to being 100% behind our soldiers. My mother in law and myself have gotten much closer this year since he's been gone. I included my video that I made. Let me know what you think.

[BigPrairieDude]

This one struck deep.

[leftysergeant]

SWSimpson, have you ever served in the military? Are you really getting what she is saying about her feelings about the war and the situation her son is in?

As an old soldier, I should think it would be easier to accept such condolences if we could all believe that the mission was neccessary, well-thought-out, and being directed by a command structure that had the proper military skills.

(That last part is the most obviously flawed part of the scheme.)

[leftysergeant]

I'm with you all the way on this. I help train soldiers sometimes myself, and worry, when we shake hands at completion of the exercise, whether they have learned anything that will save one more family from a tragic loss.

My thoughts are with you and your son.

[tjkoz22]

Those of us who have no children in Iraq cannot possibly understand what you must face everyday.

Although I've been against this war from the beginning, I have nothing but respect for someone who is willing to take on a job with so much at stake. This is a beautiful, moving poem.