Descriptive Essay: The Vietnam War

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THE HIDDEN TRUTH I miss him. Most days are extremely difficult, but some days are bearable. I try to hold myself up most of the time, but sometimes that is not enough. I try to hold on to better thoughts, but sometimes the negative thoughts are more dominant. My mother told me, “Maria, the best thing to do when you're in pain, is to look above, and put all your trust in God, for He has a plan”, but sometimes those kind-loving words are not strong enough to numb the excruciating pain that feels like a hit to my heart. *** “Maria, Happy Birthday, my beautiful angel!” My mother’s precious arms encircle me restricting me from air. I chuckle lightly and return her precious hug. She glances at me with her deep turquoise eyes, which resemble …show more content…

I wish Dad could have been here.” I notice her sweet smile turn into the slightest frown. I come to understand the pain my mother has been enduring considering my father’s absence. I notice the effort she has been putting into smiling and talking to me more often, but I know beneath her radiant smile, her devastation and tears are existent. My father had left us, or did the war take him from us? I begged him not to fight in the war but his motive remained the same exactly like his response, “Maria, how do you expect me to sit here and just watch all the men fight and take their part in the war?” No matter how hard I tried, his decision was as firm as a tree and its roots planted in the deep firm soil, unchangeable. His absence is more painful than I expected. His empty seat on the dinner table creates a void in the room, resembling the void in my chest. It hits harder when he isn’t here to accompany me on my lonesome walks to school, or not being able to hear his ridiculous stories. The worst thing of all is knowing deep down that the War has taken him from us. I believe it’s a terrible concept, a revolting one. Who could think of such a cruel idea of where men are obliged to kill each other on a battlefield, risking their lives and placing all their loved ones in such pain and

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