News Reel

No matter how much we read or see on TV it can't compare to the news reel playing in his head. We can't even come close to understanding the emotions he feels unless we've experienced it too. I write because I want to come close to his reality and I want others to at least get a taste of it - the fear, the frustration, the loneliness. I think ahead to when he comes home and try to imagine how he'll feel - how he'll see the world around him, the people around him. I guess this is my way of preparing me, him - all of us for that time when he comes back and needs us to understand.