Dear #5
Dear 5,
You’re the reason I survived
That horrible night when I could not stand
I could not think, move, blink, breathe, or feel
My life was unraveling, it was so unreal
Five years ago, I fell in love with a boy
We were a team that nothing could destroy
I knew his dream was to be a brother in blue
And I stood by his side as he left every night
But my heart was uneasy, that something just might…
As I look down, I see a missed call
My heart immediately sinks as I listen and fall
The voice utters five short words…
Your husband has been shot
Please hurry to the hospital, were giving it all we’ve got
I drive without feeling the wheel in my hands
I cannot see the signs or the passing sedans
I remember the taste of his kiss, o how I’ll desperately miss
The sound of his voice as he whispers to me
I can smell blood as I enter his room with no guarantee
I see him and my heart stops for what seems like 5 years
He’s lying so still in the bed and I’m overwhelmed with tears
Then, I count his breaths
1,2,3,4,5
He’s alive.