We just got through with suicide training here at the office the other day and I jotted down a few lines.

Suicide Prevention

It no longer is debated
Its success is over rated
Its’ rewards are oft negated
By the pain it puts you through
If you’re thinking you might do it
When you really get down to it
If successful then you blew it
So it’s really up to you

Don’t keep it all inside you
The moment you decide to
There are those willing to guide you
Don’t give in to despair
Get a buddy, talk about it
You can’t get by without it
There’s ways out don’t you doubt it
The help is always there

Mdailey
02/18/09

Here is another one I wrote the other day that I have not shared with anyone yet. There was a TV movie they talked about on the radio that had to do with escorting fallen sholders back home and it made me think about the family on the other end. For some reason I wrote it from a small child's view.

Daddy’s Coming Home

My Daddy’s coming home, he promised Mom and me
He told us not to worry; he was safe as he could be
He’ll wear his vest and helmet and stay out of the crowd
My Daddy’s in the Army and he serves his country proud
It’s just another tour he said like the ones before
My Daddy’s coming home some day but today he is at war

We didn’t hear from Daddy, though he said he’d call each day
My Mommy said don’t worry but let’s kneel down and pray
We thank God for our Daddy and to keep him safe and warm
Like he did the last time and back in Desert Storm
We tell God that we love him and that all we’re praying for
Is Daddy coming someday but today he is at war

We haven’t heard from Daddy; it seems for quite a while
We still kneel down and pray for him but Mommy’s lost her smile
Friends keep coming over and they pray with her too
My Mommy looks so tired and sad; I don’t know what to do
Today my Mom was crying when she hung up the phone
She said that was the Army and their sending Daddy home

I said let’s pray for Daddy and knelt down by her side
She didn’t help me with the words; she just knelt down and cried
I knew something had happened but I was scared to ask
I asked God to take over; he handles all those tasks
Then I got this funny feeling, my Daddy’s not alone
He’s with some fallen soldiers and God’s bringing them back home

My Daddy’s going home today like he promised Mom and me
Home to be with Jesus for all eternity

Mdailey
02/23/09