THE MUSIC BOX
They were married for only a short while
One day he came home wearing a great big smile
With a package under his arm
Showing all of his boyish charm
He gave her a beautiful music box
He asked her if she would open it everyday
Because he had been called away
His country knocked on their door
Asking him to fight in the Iraqi War
She opened the music box only to hear
It was their favorite tune, "Moonlight Sonata"
In the box there was a necklace of pearls
He asked her to wear them while he was away
He asked her to think of him everyday
The day came for him to leave
He was to do his part in the Iraqi War
That night before he left he made love to her
over and over again
Never wanting to let her go
Or the for the night to come to an end
He would play their favorite tune
Moonlight Sonata over and over again
By the moonlight they danced
Knowing the night would not last
As he held her close in his arms
He would whisper to her words of love
The next day he went off to fight in the War
She stood outside by the door
As he drove off in the middle of the day
Until his image faded a way
She went to the music box and picked it up
Holding it close to her heart
She opened the music box and offer God her prayers
Trying desperately to hold back her tears
She asked God to remove her fears
To return her husband safe and sound
Every day she would open the music box
And said the same prayer again
Every day she would wear the pearls
As she touched each pearl in her hand
All she could think of was the love for her man
The bad news came in a letter from Uncle Sam
"We're sorry Madam that your husband died fighting in Iraq"
She dropped the letter to the floor
She run to their bedroom closet holding his things
Trying to remember his scent
She went the dresser where the music box was
As she held it for one last time close to her heart
She knew it was no use to open it again
Her husband died in the Iraqi War
The music box never played again
Their love for each other was trapped in a box without life
The sound of the music box would come alive
when they would meet again