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YOU HAVE BEEN WALKING THROUGH A FIRE OF YOUR OWN HELL FOR A WHILE NOW,

AND I KNOW SOMEDAY YOU'RE GOING TO WALK OUT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW.

I KNOW YOUR MIND IS CLOUDED AND ALL YOU CAN SEE IS THE PAIN,

BUT I KNOW ALL THE PRAYERS THAT I HAVE PRAYED WILL NOT BE IN VAIN.

EVERY NOW AND THEN I GET A GLIMPSE OF WHO YOU USED TO BE,

AND IT KILLS ME.

I HEAR YOUR LAUGHTER, OR I GET TO SEE YOUR SMILE,

AND IT HURTS,

 BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN A WHILE.

I KNOW YOU LOST YOUR SELF IN IRAQ,

I HAVE SPENT QUITE A FEW YEARS WONDERING, IF YOU WERE EVER COMING BACK.

AND AS HARD AS IT IS, THE ONE THING I KNOW IS TRUE,

YOU HAVE PTSD, BUT IT DON'T HAVE YOU.

YOU'RE FIGHTING A NEW BATTLE NOW AND IT DON'T FIGHT FAIR,

BUT PLEASE KEEP FIGHTING, BECAUSE DOWN DEEP I KNOW THAT YOUR IN THERE.

WHEN YU WANT TO GIVE UP, AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T TAKE IT ANY LONGER,

REACH DOWN DEEP INSIDE YOU AND KEEP ON FIGHTING, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE STRONGER.

JUST REMEMBER THAT WE ALL LOVE AND MISS YOU,

AND YOU MAY HAVE PTSD, BUT IT DON'T HAVE YOU.

WHEN THE DARK THOUGHTS START COMING, DON'T BELIEVE THE LIES,

YOU'RE A SOLDIER AND A FIGHTER, AND YOU ARE LOVED FAR MORE THAN YOU REALIZE.

YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU UNCONDTIONALLY AND WILL FOREVER STAND BEHIND YOU,

YOU MAY HAVE PTSD, BUT IT DON'T HAVE YOU.