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Wounds and Tears
By DeafSoldier
She saw me in the hospital for the first time.
My face was wrapped in bandages.
I lay in bed, out of combat but in pain.
I cry like I haven't cried in ages.
As my tears seep though the bandages,
As they sink into my scarred, burning skin,
As she looks onto me for the first time in months,
I look back, and I smile under my bandages.
I was with my battle buddies,
Somewhere in the heat of battle.
I listen to the men yell,
As I listen to the machine guns rattle.
A grenade lands nearby,
As I throw my body on top,
My men continue fighting,
As I bleed and burn.
I was airlifted home.
My body's torn and disfigured.
I'm crippled, and I look horrendous,
I don't want my wife to see me like this...
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Copyright 2014 DeafSoldier
Published on Monday, June 23, 2014.
Filed under:
"Poetry"
Author's Note:
I've always wondered how veterans felt after being severely wounded, emotionally and psychologically.Comments on "Wounds and Tears"
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A former member wrote:
I like the attention your poems bring to soldiers.
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On Sunday, July 13, 2014, Pride Ed
(108)
wrote:
A superb poem! Great word usage. It puts you right there in the room with the wounded soldier.
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On Monday, July 14, 2014, DeafSoldier
(38) wrote:
Thank you, mate
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A former member wrote:
Most of this poem reflects what I've been through. Fortunately not to that extent. Good write
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On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, DeafSoldier
(38) wrote:
I was watching the Medal of Honor ceremony for Cpl. Kyle Carpenter and I decided to write this. I wrote this for all service members, regardless of country.
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