Home - a found poem...

I selected a line or two from everyone's letters home... they read like a poem, almost.

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by English 12

To Whom it May Concern
To my Beloved
Dear Mom and Dad
Mom
Mom
Loved Ones

I know you are really scared right now.
For a fallen man shall say to his assailant, “If I live, I will kill you. If I die, you are forgiven.”

You have always been there for me and have protected me
since the day I was born.
Thank you for being wonderful.
I want you to know that I am grateful.

Should I die, do not worry.
There is a kind of calm to it, as if the air, though heavy with humidity,
washes over you and lifts your spirits.
I will be safe and fine.
Don’t worry. I’ll be back.
This is my opportunity.

I might die.
I can’t guarantee that I’ll survive.

You really are the most important people in my life.
You are the people that have shaped my life.

Just know that wherever I am, I’ll always be with you.
I’m not leaving, I don’t want to leave, I’m not ready to.
I want to come home.

Please don’t be scared. You have prepared me well.

I love my family and I pray for you everyday.

Please accept my decision and think about my future.
I have such a passion for life and now it is my time to live.
I hope that this is enough.

I’m not sure when I’m coming home.

I love you more than anything. Just know I love you, miss you and I will be home, with love, your only daughter, see you in heaven, love, sending my love, I love you all and I think about you often.

PS – I love you
"Death will give us back to God, just like the setting sun is returned to the lonesome ocean."