I Am A Soldier’s Mother
Thank you Cynthia Gibbs for writing this heartfelt poem.
I am a soldier’s mother; I sometimes march alone
And yet I stand with many, trying to be strong.
You may not recognize me as you pass me on the street;
I may look like any other that you by chance might meet.
Like any mother, in a lot of ways I still remain,
But watching my son become a soldier brought a forever change.
For deep down inside where you cannot see
My own battle rages that’s as real as it can be.
It starts with feeling pride in all he has become,
But often worry creeps in before the day is done.
Then there is his absence that never will seem right -
The days without a word that causes many sleepless nights.
And at the sight of another soldier, my heart skips a beat,
For it reminds me of my own, and that face I’d love to see.
And I have a deeper sense of the sacrifices our heroes make;
I can see the hardships on the families – the loneliness, the heartache.
But in spite of all that’s raging, this mother’s love holds strong
As I’m wrapped in God’s peace and comfort and given strength to go on.
© Cynthia Gibbs
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Love this! It really puts in to words what we Army moms feel…..
Thank you Cynthia Gibbs, for sharing what you wrote with us. I read it with tears in my eyes. You put into words everything we go through every single day our Soldiers are away.
Very well said. Pride and worry.
Thank you Cynthia you poem speaks from your heart and being a Military Mother of three fine youngmen it touched me deeply. I modified it to include my Army, Marine and Coast Guard sons and have posted it in my home and office for it speaks the unspoken heartache, courage and determination we military moms deal with daily! God Bless you, God Bless and protect all our troops and God Bless America!
I also read this with tears in my eyes, Every word is exactly how I feel also. Thank you for the post it will touch many hearts.
This is so beautiful!!!!!! Cynthia would you bless us by putting your poem on our site too? Or giving us permission to add it? Its amazing!
This is so true nobody can understand what a soldiers mother goes thru unless you are that mother. I understand because I have a son in the army, right now is deployed in Afghanistan. This is so hard because I have another son at home and I try to be strong and show my support for my army son. So this poem really hits home for me. I love it I am going to print it and put in my office.Support our Troops!
Thank you for the great poem, I have a daughter and a son serving in the US Army. Thank you to all that serve
What a beautiful poem.. Thank you.
great poem! touched my heart!
This brought me to tears as I can understand all of these emotions. God be with all of our soldiers.
My son leaves for his first deployment in 2 weeks,this reflects my feelings totally, I know I am not alone!
I read this and thought “Oh my, I am not alone”. I am in such pain, grief and turmoil. I wake up crying and go to bed crying! The worry is so consuming. We spend all our childrens’ young lives protecting them. We move furniture so they don’t fall on it, we spend endless amts of money buying outlet covers, drawer locks. We protect them so not one hair on their head shall be harmed! And now here we are, totally helpless and unable to protect “our child”. Whether your soldier is 18, 21, 35 40, He is still your child and that worry doesnt ease up because he is older! I have never been in a place like this emotionally and I don’t like it. I love my son so much and worry so much. All the horror stories since this war started run through my head! Before my son joined the Army, I would see on the news another soldier was killed and I cried. All I could think of was some mother on her knees in the worse imaginable pain ever!
Now, my son Tim is in Iraq. I was somewhat at ease, thinking Iraq is better than Afghanistan. I hear about the 5 soldiers killed, one lived nearby, then 2 more. Then CNN reports there have been more soldiers killed in Iraq in June since 2008! This is a horrible. God has been my strength raising him, I have to learn to give him to God now.
This website has given me such comfort. But here is a bit of history I have had for over 30 years. In the late 1970s, I was at the University of Texas at Austin. I had a love of antique stores, and two little old ladies had turned their house down the block into a treasure chest. Along with my cedar chest, one day I came upon a rectangular piece of satin fabric, edged in red, background of white with 5 blue stars, a rod went through the top and it was held up with gold braid and two tassels. I am a Yankee Doodle Dandy, I love anything to do with my country and not knowing what this was, I bought it and it went into the Cedar Chest for over 30 years….. my son was close to deployment, and I had seen something similar to this and I googled it. My son told me Mom, they made those in WW II, it is a deployment flag. I knew of what it was prior, but the historical portion I did not know. I have taken the flag and folded it so that only 1 of the 5 stars shows, and wonder about the woman who made this flag and how and if her 5 sons came home. I am honored to be an Army Mom Strong, each day as my soldier does his job, his duty and comes home, when I will gently take the flag out of my window.
Patty A.
I AM AN ARMY MOM AND PROUD OF IT
Thank you for your poems! I love them both. I have a son serving in the Army National Guard, recently deployed to Kuwait – his first. He only got one semester of college in. I can relate to every word in this poem. Thanks to ALL that serve and thank you for this site!
I am a Soldiers Step Mom, but that doesn’t mean I am not going through an extrememly tough time right now. I love this soldier as my own son and as the next 37 days until deployment are rolling by faster and faster. I found this web site today and will be viewing it everyday until his safe return. I was overwhelmed by the support I’ve seen on this site. Been crying both tears of joy and fear for the past hour. Thank you armymomstrong.com you are now my new favorite site. I just might write a couple of blogs and submit them to you. It seems that the other Moms have found great comfort in writing here. This will be the third deployment for my Soldier and it just gets harder and harder. I would love to hear from other step parents.
Army Step Mom Strong.
well, I have not totally been there yet. my son is a “future soldier” but I can say I love this poem! It says everything that is on my mind today. These soldiers are so awesome, strong and heroic! I love my son so much and am so proud of his commitment. My prayers go with him and every single soldier out there today. I have always been extremely patriotic and have always supported our troops. Now it is just a little more personal. Looking for ways to be more involved!
My son is an MP and stationed in Germany. He left in February and his wife and son is April. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about my son and miss him with all my heart. I had a hard time seeing them leave and spend many days crying at a thought or a picture. I am so Glad I came across this poem. It says evrything I feel and soo much more.
I loved everything said on this poems. My son just got deployed about a month ago an I don’t no how cope w it.thanks.
Wow. This poem really sums it up. My son is currently serving in Afghanistan. It is comforting to know Im not alone with these feelings. Thank u Cynthia for sharing
I just founf this site. Finally someone I can relate too. My son graduated from Basic in June 2011. Then he went straight to Airborne school. He is now a Paratrooper stationed in Italy. I thought I was the only one with feelings of PRIDE….and fear….my son..as many of your is training to deploy..I have him raised alone. He’s only been in since March 2011…everything moves fast in the Army. He’s training to fight and stands willing to protect the USA…maybe with his life..This is so much harder than I ever thought it would be…I put on a brave face…run my business…but ALWAYS is the fear that some Army Guys will show up here and tell me my son has been hurt ot worst. I’m trying to be brave. When I watched him graduate ..my eyes were full of tears,…these men and women are the “rockstars” of our society. Their not actors…they are not models….they dont fight for fame…they are humble ..and so brave….they are our HERO’S…Army Mom
I Love this for so long i have tried to express how it feels to be a mother of a soldier that is deployed and this says it all.