~Counting~ USMC

To My Marine

You walked away from the car and when you entered that building, my heart leaped out and grabbed at thin air in an attempt to pull you back...I counted the seconds...minutes...maybe hours.....possibly days, for you to return.
I lost track of time when the door swung shut...
Windows posted,
""U.S. Army""
Glass door posted,
""Do you know what it takes to fill this uniform!?""
This "Armed Forces/Recruiting Center screams,
""Haha!"",
From the sidewalk to my car...
If you really love him, let him go..
If you really love him, let him go....
C'mon - let .. him.. - let him go!
I wonder how long it will take before my chest stops aching...
I'll get a phone call soon -
"yes ma'am, no ma'am"
"I love you"- cannot be uttered...Boss' orders...I'll cry it into the phone but never hear it back - they won't let you say it/until three months from now...
How long will it be before my knees buckle beneath my weight..?
How long before my stomach quits threatening me?
Since when do these knots straighten out into a rope I can use to bring you home?
Since when do they come equipped with scissors...

"Let him go"
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