the package came today the one i wished never would come but here it was. seemed harmless enough brown wrappings black lettering quite plain.with shaking hands i carried it inside laid it on the table .i untied the string holding it with shaking hands tears blinding me ,as i opened it and touched the contents with numb fingers ,a pair of dog tags,a picture of me, and a stack of letters i had written to him not much left of a life i thought there should be shattered dreams in there a lots of tears and regrets but there wasn't just a few simple items i closed the box numbness  in every part of my body i felt i was playing out a bad dream but this was real he wasn't coming back i will never feel his kisses vor arms again i put the box up in the closet in a dark corner a piece of my heart is closed in that box i will survive but with a piece of me missing