AE MARINE MOM

hysteria is done for the eve. ive gotten sleepy but cant sleep! oh my pride! only 18- come decembers end

his thang became
Being a Marine.

“”"Mom, I want to be the first in our
family to do something Honorable.”"”

he was the boy always come home with flowers from the field
or a neighbors garden.. always writing little notes of love
or drawings placed in cards all stacked within a thousand
envelopes. piece by piece letter by letter. since he was
able to notice words– he had questions– about every
thing and i knew i had to tell him the truth.

“your heart knows the right thing to do
and you’ll know- because you feel it inside;
its what makes you happy;
its what makes your heart sing.”

whether i believed it or not (still) seems irrelevant.
but its always been my vision for him. because i love him
enough to let him go- and still im freaked as hello

“i love everything about the Marine Corp.. because i can see
the final product in my mind… Mom, i feel like a Marine”

how could i Not
be calm with
pride ?