The semi-colon

It's not over,

It's not done.

And if you quit now,

The battle will never be won.

Though you are exhausted and want to give up,

Fight to remind yourself

That you are not permanently stuck

Because life will continue

Whether you're here or you're not

But don't leave behind a legacy of loss.

I know your heart is broken

And the lows of life make it hard to keep hoping

But my love, you are worth it,

My friend, it's not over

For this is a battle that we are now fighting together. 

For we are connected

Like two clauses pieced together

With a semi-colon

Not just a concept of punctuation,

But a symbolic reminder

That it is not over,

The war is not lost,

There is more to continue

Even though you have been defeated by exhaust. 

A semi-colon

A simple yet confusing thing

Most don't understand,

But my dear, it has such a beautiful ring:

A concept of hope,

A reminder of love,

At times when we're downcast,

A thing that can point our eyes above.

So our hearts my deceive us

To believe that we're broken,

But this symbol of continuity

Is something that should remind us to keep hoping. 

When life's struggles overwhelm us

And we don't know what to do

Then we are reminded of the things we hold onto that are true.

And at the end of our story

When the sentence IS over, 

I will be proud that you made it, 

My beloved soldier.  

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-Truthie M.