The Gates of Nothingness

by Ben Hawkins

Poem


A Place Where Soldiers Go

by Paul Gonzales

Poem


The Turret Guard

by Jack Tompkins

Sketch


A 1984 Exception

by Katherine Iwatiw

Prose


Medication Blues

by Lynn Norton

Poem


"Eternity "

by Russell Nelson

Painting


This Road I Am On

By David Marchant, Air Force

Writing Type: Poem

By David R. Marchant

VA Medical Center—Salt Lake City, UT

 

This road I'm on is hard,

but there's no option

for me to turn back.

 

The painful memories I have buried

have taken a toll

on those that I love,

 

but more so on myself.

 

I have to face my deepest fears,

tear open the scars

of my traumatic experiences,

 

Feel the emotions and the pain

that I buried inside

and tried to forget.

 

The journey will be difficult,

but I don't have to

take it by myself.

 

This road I'm on can only

go in one direction,

straight ahead.

Notes: This poem is personal for me, because it speaks to my journey with my own PTSD. The role of a therapy in helping you get back to the person you used to be.

They Were Warriors First

by Matthew Davison

Prose


The Gates of Nothingness

by Ben Hawkins

Poem


Answer to Our Youth

by Dennis O’Brien

Poem


What a Beauty

by Jack Tompkins

Sketch


Empty

by Michelle Pond

Photograph


Writing Really Does Help

by kim gwinner

Array