one mother

One mother waits for her child to come home,
Another mother watches her child prepare to leave.
One mother crosses off another month from the calendar,
Another mother begins to cross the days off.

Both mothers hold their tears,
Burning fear haunts their every night.
These mothers have sent ones dear to her heart,
To fight a war in a land far away.

One mother, flies her flags high with pride,
Another mother just watches the terrible news.
One more mother prays without end,
Some other mother acts like she doesn’t care.

One mother sends out love in each box sent,
To more than just her child.
One mother has become mother to many,
Children of her heart - not from below it.

One mother will stand faithfully waiting,
With love burning brightly in her heart.
One mother waiting for the day,
That her child comes home - forever changed.

One mother doesn’t understand the horrors seen,
Another mother knows to well the horrors survived.
Both mothers will strive to comfort their pain,
Their children stained forever with the war.

One and another mother watches the news,
Seeing the horrors dance in color in the living room.
Both mothers listen with fear,
One soldier injured another one dead.

One mother guiltily cries in relief,
Another mother cries with soldiers at her door.
One mothers arms are empty until they return,
Another mothers arms will ache... holding a folded flag.