Reunited, Once again.

He holds the pillow tight,
unable to drift into another night of restless sleep.
Every night a new nightmare brings itself into his mind.
Every night, the tears slowly roll from his eyes.

At the same moment,
she is clutching her rifle, fingers cold, hands shaking, while on guard duty.
The playback of their goodbye appears in her mind,
his face disappears, and she begins to cry.

He kisses her picture goodnight religiously,
whispering "I love you" as he attempts to drift to sleep.
6 months until the day she returns,
being away from her is something he never learned.

She pulls his picture from her field jacket pocket,
the edges crinkled and worn.
She can't wait to be in his arms again,
the pictures will hold their love until then.

6 months later, she steps into the terminal.
Walking and watching to see where he was.
Through the crowd, she sees his face,
they run and she collapses into his embrace.

He cries and holds her right against his heart,
while she wraps her arms around his neck.
They passionately kiss...everything around them
seems to freeze in time.

This minute of time is what they both waited for,
just wanting to stay in the frozen beautiful moment.

Soon, they walk out the doors of the airport,
two loving souls reunited, once again.