I learned how to live,
through trials and uninvited grief:
I learned how to love, through tears and gritted teeth.

I learned how to exist, through guts and the need to adjust:
I learned how to give, through example and patient trust.

I learned how to change, through observation and self-reflection:
I learned to speak, through confidence and action.

I learned how to relinquish, through self-control and anything serene:
I learned how to rest, through guidance and routine.

Most of us earn,
and anyone can learn,
but those that discern,
no longer live with that burn.

I learned to live…
I learned to love…
And all because…
of the Ultimate Example, that ever was…

A lot of us are hero’s ♥️

#poetry

#iappreciateyourvalueinmylife

#thankyouveterans

#sacrifice