There Was a Boy 🇺🇸

May 30, 2017 by justagirllost2 14 Comments

There was a boy

He went to war

He fought with valor
He held the scars
He bled in silence
Behind black doors

I tried to heal
the broken parts

My light could not

invade his heart

and

though he’s gone

I love him still

There was a boy

I always will

©justagirllost2

* AP photojournalist Horst Faas took this iconic photo on June 18, 1965, during the Vietnam War.

*I chose it for its haunting beauty & because the boy in the photo reminds me of a boy I once loved.

Author: justagirllost2

Just a girl lost in some ways, found in others. Writing my thoughts, ideas, dreams, realities, pieces of me ~ not all pretty~ definitely real ~ I'm a mother with faith in God's divine providence. Belief that my mistakes and selfishness and chaotic past are a jumbled tapestry that in the end will be woven heavenly. That all is never what it seems. That good will always claim victory and there is a plan beyond what human eyes and our fallen natures can see. My three children are my miracles, my life, my blessings. They inspire me to be a better woman and human being. I hope that you and I share and learn from each other in the beauty and reality of life on this ever evolving journey. xo ~ This is a place without masks ~ without broken glass paths ~ This is a place to be free To be the me He created me to be ~ Just a girl lost XxX

14 thoughts on “There Was a Boy 🇺🇸”

Not Just Another Gamer
May 31, 2017 at 2:36 am

Simply Awesome!!

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- justagirllost2
  June 1, 2017 at 2:16 pm
  
  Thank you so much, my friend!!! 🙂
  
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jerseydreaming
May 30, 2017 at 9:08 pm

Damn, that’s beautiful.

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- justagirllost2
  June 1, 2017 at 2:16 pm
  
  Thank you, my friend. It came from the heart. ❤
  
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utahan15
May 30, 2017 at 5:16 pm

i followed you on twitter. oh boy!

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- justagirllost2
  June 1, 2017 at 2:45 pm
  
  oh boy, cool, thank you. 🙂
  
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  - utahan15
    June 2, 2017 at 7:37 am
    
    um you can follow me if you like
    
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  - justagirllost2
    June 3, 2017 at 1:56 pm
    
    I don’t know who you are
    
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  - utahan15
    June 5, 2017 at 12:30 pm
    
    i did now i dont. i am me. and it is your loss not mine.
    
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utahan15
May 30, 2017 at 5:16 pm

death is not the true end
around the bend
mr bones
awaits us all
can you love again
find a friend
intimate
as our pal lisa
said is not sex
it is a willing offer
of a hand
and time
and heart
and mind
to connect
two to one
one and one
perhaps

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- justagirllost2
  June 1, 2017 at 2:46 pm
  
  lovely, and true, death is not the end. Love is all that matters in the end. 🙂
  
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  - utahan15
    June 2, 2017 at 7:46 am
    
    no going to heaven is all that matters the rest ends and returns to them grainz of sand
    
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livedinitaly
September 27, 2015 at 5:44 am

I know that face for I have seen it thousands of times and I know those scars for they are mine. War IS hell.

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- justagirllost
  September 27, 2015 at 4:40 pm
  
  I am so sorry you suffered & suffer still my friend. You are in my thoughts & prayers always. I do believe in healing though I cannot know your pain. Thank you for sharing your beautiful soul. 🙏🏻
  
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