Day 6

I don't know how much longer I could have waited.
you don't know what you did for me with those words you said.
I was going to end it all to take away the pain that I always feel,
but you said you are more stronger than you think you are,
and with those words there I wanted to break down and cry,
and you know what I did exactly that, and I was not afraid too.
you have protected our nation along side many others,
but yet in those forty-five minutes you saved my life.
you told us that we can handle harder things better than we think.
so today in class I sat there in my seat after you left, and cried.
no one knew why I was crying, but that did not matter.
you let me be able to feel every emotion I was ever afraid to feel.
with that you stopped me from hurting myself and the others around me.
I want to say thank you for everything that you do.
You protect our country and most importantly helped me save my life.
Thank you veteran Col. Balcavage.
--A.Mi....