A SOLIDER'S WIFEI am asked everyday by people who care about me what it is like to be a solider's wife.There is no easy answer to that question because unless you are one of us you can not fathom what we deal with every second of every day.Close your eyes and imagine a nightmare so terrifing you can not breathe......and you can't wake upImagine a world where your best friend is in danger.......and you can't help themImagine being afraid to leave your telephone.....because it is your life line to sanityImagine sitting in a small room watching a computer screen...as you pray today he will be able to come on lineImagine turning on a radio and hearing about bombings and deaths and no knowing where your husband is todayImagine going for days and weeks with no communication as sometimes they just can not get to a telephoneImagine hearing your husband's voice and you hearing the fear as he tells you he is about to convoy through a war torn countryImagine waking up everyday knowing that there is no end in sight...Imagine a Christmas morning where your child is concerned as to whether or not Santa can find daddy at "work"Imagine the very best part of yourself is gone and you don't know where it went or if it is coming backImagine waking up in a warm house house and knowing that your soul mate is sleeping in a metal boxImagine having no where to go to find peace and quiteImagine praying for nothing more then the safe return of you true loveImagine not being in control of your own life as your world is suddenly subject to a warImagine not being clear on why we are still in conflict yet knowing you can lose everything at somone elses whimImagine losing your day to day life and the world you once knew.....Imagine a home that was once full of laughter and love suddenly darkened by tears and griefI am a hostage of terrorist activity......I am captive to fear and loneliness...I am a victim of war...I am a solider's wife.......
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Mar 11 2005, 10:14 AM
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Soldiers wife