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Staring Into Despair - by Dave Ormiston, a Gulf War Veteran

In a moment of despair I stare,
Wondering in that moment what will happen to my loved one’s when I’m no longer there,

I try to hide the hurt I feel,
People see me as a man of steel,

When do we know the pain is wrong,
When the one’s we love have up’d and gone

Only then will we stop the despair,
Left alone to stare.

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