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Cost of Freedom
January 12, 2022
I wish my family could come with me.
I wish I wasn’t leaving my friends.
I wish I could stay.
I wish I could fast forward.
I wish it wasn’t so hard.
I wish I knew the answers.
I wish for my mother to not cry,
I wish for my father to be proud,
I wish for my siblings to understand.
I wish leaving for the military was easier.
© Mark A., Phoenix, AZ
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I know my father is proud and that my older sister understands. My mother still cries when someone brings it up. My little sister doesn’t understand why I’m leaving. It is hard to think about that without hitting a soft spot. The conversations are hard when the topic of me leaving comes up, so for the time to pass easier it simply isn’t brought up much.