While you are away

While my husband is away, i write to him. (I know you haven't heard from me for almost a year and I apologize)

When you are away

I can't breathe.

 

I get your letters and they make it easier for me to sleep.

 

You talk about your day

And what you have done

 

I feel alone and sad and happy all at once.

 

I know this is necessary,

You are only doing what is right

 

But baby please, come back for me.

 

You must promise me that you will be alright

That you will be safe.

 

You must promise me that you will take care of yourself

That you will keep healthy.

 

You are my soldier

My hero

My everything

 

You are a father

A husband

A brother

 

You must know that you are forever in my thoughts

And in my dreams.

 

You must know that I will always love you

And I will lay my life down as a bridge over troubled water.

 

You are my life-force

You are my heart.

 

My soldier

My hero

Come back to me.