THE CALENDER
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Night into day and day into night.
Time goes by so quickly but never does the fright.
Things that have been seen, usually kept from sight.
This all feels so wrong, but my country says it’s right.
As soldiers we are bound by duty to stand up and fight.
Who knows what’s round the corner, who knows what will be my plight.
My thoughts and my feelings to loved ones I do write.
So they’ll know that I’m ok, well maybe no, not quite.
I take no pleasure from this, absolutely no delight.
In fact most days, my reality simply “Bites”
The fear that is within me, I wish I could take flight.
Sometimes I think it easier, to just walk towards the light.
To be shrouded in it’s brightness, all the brilliant white.
It all would seem so easy then, maybe I just might.
Sleep an entire evening through without fearing for my life.
BY: Tammi Lavachek
