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The following was written by a friend of mine. I thought it was so wonderful I just had to add it to my page. I hope y'all enjoy this as much as I do every time I read it.

-Samantha
He stands still as stone 'neath the whispering wind. His hand pressed lightly to his brow in the ages old salute. His eyes are filled with tears as a lone bugler plays the solemn dirge. His eyes rise to the flag flying above him at half mast and he swells with pride. For unto his eyes, the red is the blood of his fallen comrades, the white is the heavenly robes they now wear, and the blue is the sky of his home, which he knows is safe. As the last note fades, a single tear falls at his feet, mingled with the blood spilled and the freedom won by that blood. As his hand falls slowly to his side, he closes his eyes a moment, seeing the home he left behind. Opening his eyes and one last glance at the flag draped caskets, he lifts his weapon and walks away, his pace quickening as he returns to the fight. The never ending battle.

William Christopher Stockton

My Goodbye
You swore you would never leave me
But you are gone from my life.
As I sit here alone again, my thoughts turn to you
And the promise you made.
I could not be there for you,
Toy hold you hand and tell you I love you.
I could not be there to look in your eyes,
To forgive and be forgiven.
Though the time has passed into year,
The pain is still there.
I sit with my anger and my hurt
Unable to understand why, even after so long.
I sit and I blame myself
For what I conceive to have done to you.
I realize now that though I hate,
I will always love you!
And so now I sit holding cherished memories
As I tell you...Goodbye.

Samantha Geddings

Darkened Memories
I walk silently on
Into the darkness of my mind
My thoughts of you go on continuosly
I look back to the way we were
I look back to the way I always thought we would be
Now you're gone from my life
You say it could never work
You say it's all for the best
Yet you look at me with the same sad eyes I see in my mirror
And yet still I walk on alone into the darkness of my mind
Without you; Alone; So sad
Just as you walk on without me; Alone; So sad
Into the darkness of your own mind
And the memories we share, and yet leave behind.

Samantha Geddings

The Realities of Love

To love you and yet not feel
your love in return
That is my destiny
In my life has been one
moment after the next
Of unreturned love
But it is for your love
that I wished the most
But, alas, though I love you
You do not love me
So again I shall move on
and find yet another
That will not return my love
And though I move on
my heart stays behind
Not willing to give up on you.

Samantha Geddings
April 15, 2000

A Love's End

In me you see a friend
In me you see a lover
But when I look into myself
I see only a vast emptiness
An emptiness that was once filled
With your love, but is now filled
With only the blackness of
Pain and betrayal
You think me ignorant of life
Knowing only the never ending
Duties of wife and mother
You think me ignorant to the
Darkness, the emptiness
That you leave behind
But in myself I can see that blackness
I can see the emptiness
You have left behind.

Samantha Geddings
April 15, 2000

Cries of the Wild

Silent cries
Endless howls
Padding paws
Through forests
Silence reigns
Throughout, Until
Once more
Can again
Be heard
Silent cries
Endless howls.

Samantha Geddings
April 21, 2000

Promises Kept

It is to you I make this promise
This promise of life
To me my life is not worth the breath I take
To you it is worth so much more
Though I look I do not see the worth
That worth only you can see in me
When I list the reason to live I have none
You give me so many
And though I do not love myself
You will always love me
This is why I have made this promise
This promise of life
When I said I would never leave
I meant to say I would be here always
So to you I give this promise
This promise of life, my life.

Samantha Geddings
April 24, 2000

Long Distance Love

As the time passes by on its ever onward trek, I sit and think of you. The love that we share shall never know an end. Though the distance of miles may seperate us, our bond of love grows stronger as the days pass into weeks; months; and years. To have met as we did, and then love as we do has been said to be impossible. But though the miles and time may seperate us, in our hearts, our dreams, and our souls, our love will always be. Ever growing. Becoming stronger by the minute.

Samantha Geddings
April 24, 2000

Two of Hearts

In the silence I can hear
Your heart calling to mine.
I look up to see you
Smiling down at me.
But then I remember that you are
Gone from my life.
Never again shall I see
That loving smile you saved just for me.
But though you may be gone
I can still hear your heart calling mine.
And in the silence my heart can be heard
Calling out its answer to yours.
And though we may be too foolish to see
Your heart and mine still hold our love.
A love that will always be there
In these two hearts.

Samantha Geddings
April 24, 2000

Silent Battles

I sit by myself letting my mind drift
Back to thoughts of you.
I promised myself that I would
Forget you now that you are gone.
And each new day that dawns I forget again
Only to have your memory sneak back in.
Like a theif in the night,
You steal stealthily back into my mind.
And as I wage the battle with your memory
In my heart rages yet another battle.
As the pain raises up in my heart
My love for you that still remains pushes against the pain.
Though the battle rages on within me
Life on the outside remains the same.
Those on the outside can not see
The battle that rages on within me.

Samantha Geddings
April 25, 2000

Lohrannar

We walk silently together hand in hand
Through the warmth created by our love.
When I look into your eyes
I can see myself looking back.
Though the gods may have given us separate bodies
, We share the same soul.
So many names are given to our relationship;
Kindred spirits, Soulmates and such as that.
But to you and I, this is just our life,
The way it always has been, and the way it always shall be.
We feel all as one;
Love, pain, fear, anger and so on.
And just as we feel all as one,
We react to it all as one.
It is within your soul that resides the essence that is me,
And you essence is within my soul.
When the time comes for death to separate us,
As surely as one dies, so shall the other.
Because, as we are unseparable in life,
So shall it be in death.
What the gods have seen fit to give us,
Not even death can tear assunder.
Always together, you and I,
Friends, lovers, soulmates, kindred spirits...

Samantha Geddings
April 27, 2000

Right Here

Though you may be far away,
When I close my eyes,
It's like you are right here beside me.
And if I can concentrate hard enough,
I can feel you in my arms,
As if you are right here beside me.
And if I look hard enough,
I can see you smiling just for me,
As if you are right here beside me.
And if I look a bit harder,
I can see the love in your eyes,
As if you are right here beside me.
And if I listen hard enough,
I can hear you whispering 'I love you' in my ear,
As if you are right here beside me.
And sometimes I even think,
If I want it bad enough,
You will really be right here beside me.

Samantha Geddings
May 4, 2000

Memories and NightmaresCharlie's Legacy

As I lay here waiting for and yet dreading the time when sleep will overtake me, I wonder what dreams this night will bring. As I lay here watching the numbers flash by on the clock by my bed, my mind turns back to the nightmares of the past. And as it was in my dreams, the minutes seem to tick by in hours. Trapped in the nightmares of memories, and the memories of nightmares I feel my body begin to shake. And as the nightmarish images begin to flash at the back of my eyes, I can feel the sweat begin to coat my body in it's cooling relief. Though I battle the nightmarish images my body barely moves; a slight moan of fear the only sound to escape me. Locked in my mind where the nightmares and memories reside I feel a scream build inside me only to have it choked back down before ever escaping. Eyes moving rapidly, I seem to take in my surroundings in the dream. Perhaps even looking for a way out. But as it was every other night, there is no way out this night either. Then, just as quickly as it started, it is over, and I sit in my bed a strangled scream caught in my throat. I look to the clock; what seemed an eternity was but ten minutes. And as I look at the clock, I begin slowly to calm down and I lay back in my bed, the whole dreadful process beginning again.

Samantha Geddings
May 17, 2000

Cry Wolf

On silent feet
In hurried retreat
The challenger fades into the night.
To rest and regroup
And review his course of action
Before resuming the challenge.
Heart and breath calmed again
Strategy reviewed and revised
The challenge is once again resumed.
With the whisper of paws in the grass
And the low threat of a growl.
As other gather to watch
Wondering who, after this night,
Will be the one to lead.
Moonlight flashing on bared fang
A yelp of defeat loosed in the night
The vanquished slinks away.
A new leader is born of the fight;
The challenger lifts his muzzle to the moon
With a howl to let them all know who shall lead them now.

Samantha Geddings
August 9, 2000

Goodbye
As I stand looking down at the mound of fresh dug earth
As I smell the sweet tang of the flowers I hold drift to my nose
As I feel the burning sting of tears leave a salty trail down my face
As I fall to my knees with a sob to lay the flowers across the fresh dug earth
I again beg, not quite sure if it is to you or God that I speak, asking that it all be taken back.

Again I hear the whimpered pleas for relief as you ask God to take you
Again I see the withered form of your body as at last you give up your fight for life
Again I feel the warmth of your touch as you give me one last frail hug before you leave
As I continue with my own pleas for relief from the pain that has left a dark hole in my heart.

I know how hard you fought to stay with me
I know how selfish my wish it to have you back with me again
As I fall silent hanging my head searching for the comfort of your final words.

Though I can find no comfort in your words
As I stand and walk slowly away from the life we once shared.

Once again I find myself crying out my denial, please don�t tell me you didn�t say good-bye!

Samantha Geddings February 17, 2001

Respect
To see you�ve moved on
I can respect that.
To see that you�ve bettered yourself
I can respect that.
To see your life has only improved in my absence
I can respect that.
To see that you can indeed live without me
I can respect that.

But, to hear you are saying nasty things about me
That, I cannot respect.
To hear that you are spreading lies about me
That, I cannot respect.
To hear that you are spreading rumors about me
That, I cannot respect.
To hear that you are saying nasty things about my new family
That, I cannot respect.

Though the terms on which we parted were not the best
I have always respected you.
Though you may have treated me no better than a piece of dirt
I have always respected you.
Though we may not love each other anymore
I have always respected you.
Though we may have happier lives apart
I have always respected you.

Through it all
I have respected you.
Through it all
I have earned your respect.
Through it all
I deserved your respect.
Through it all
I have wanted no more than your respect.

Samantha Geddings May 28, 2001

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