One Of Us - A Poem Written For An Anniversary Gift

One Of Us

Vicki as you know I am not there,
I am sorry, I am on some distant sand,
but I just wanted to say "I love you",
and I think these are words you will understand.

Because I have been 'Blued' for 18 years,
and in that time, I have missed many a special event,
but having said that, you have been there for me,
and I should know, my angel has been heaven sent.

Because you have often taken the load on your own,
your selfless actions have kept the family strong,
and never with any regard to your health or well being,
you have kept the home stable, all along.

You sacrifice every minute of every day,
and always, you are firmly last in the queue,
and Vicki, I just wanted to say "thanks",
yes, I am very proud of all that you do.

Some say it is the military way,
some have said it is just the military life,
but I know nothing could be further from the truth,
I am so very proud of my wonderful wife.

Because you always put everyone ahead of you,
and all you ask is my love and respect in return,
but I am not sure I have expressed that so well,
so all my past efforts, I think I will burn.

Because you are so much more than a wife,
and I am going to tell you this before these lines end,
not only are you the love of my life,
yes indeed, Vicki, you are my very best friend.

I consider myself the luckiest man alive,
you and our daughter mean the very world to me,
and I just wanted to thank you for being you,
you have made my world a great place to be.

I want nothing more than to grow old with you,
I want you to see our love etched on my face,
because I am going to spend the rest of my life with you,
and I promise, for most of it, we'll be in the same place.

But our bond is stronger than anything we know,
even though our relationship was a bit rocky in the start but Vicki,
I want you to know that you are here with me,
we're always connected, no matter how many miles we're apart.

But the longer we are together the more we become alike,
so I think you should give up and stop all the fuss,
come on! Get crazy, cross over to the dark side,
yes Vicki, it is time you became one of us!

But in the meantime, just know that I love you,
in truth, I love you with all my heart and soul,
for with you in my life, I am complete,
yes,you are the one that makes me completely whole.

And tonight, please go outside and look skywards,
and there you will see a twinkling star,
and that will be me, sending you my love,
telling you exactly just how wonderful you are.

So I will finish by saying Happy 17th Anniversary,
I guess that is really what these words are for,
s o here is to you Vicki, you are truly beautiful,
and here is to our everlasting love, for evermore.

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