I was in Richmond, Virginia, listening to a speech made by Patrick Henry, and that was the day that would change my life forever. I was sitting in the room where Henry made his speech at the Second Virginia Convention, contemplating on the last words he cried out,”...give me liberty or give me death!” Was I to die for the country I’ve lived in for so long? Was I to take a ship to Great Britain and live there for the rest of my life? I had so many questions and yet I no answer to any of them, then I soon hear a far too familiar voice call out to me, “John Middlebrook, nice to see that young face of yours, did you like my speech?” I did not know if I should tell him I do not want war, or tell him I am ready to cut heads of thousands,”
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My wife is staring into the orange sunset, watching the clouds start to emerge, I take a seat next to her and I look at her with dread in my eyes and say,” Honey, should I go to war?” She gives me a look and stares deeply into my eyes and she tells me,
“I can not make that decision for you, that is for you to decide.” She places her hand on mine and leaves to go to sleep for the night. Now the decision is mine, do stay or do I go? I stay up for days and nights not getting any sleep, contemplating on whether I die for my country or I live to see another day. Eventually, it was time; I had to decide to stay with my wife or go out to war and hope to see the family I love again. Next thing I knew, I was on a boat heading to who knows where with shouting men cheering on this country. The sky was blue, the waves were darker than the blue on our rightful flag; and on that day, I knew I was heading for war and it was going to change my life
My wife is staring into the orange sunset, watching the clouds start to emerge, I take a seat next to her and I look at her with dread in my eyes and say,” Honey, should I go to war?” She gives me a look and stares deeply into my eyes and she tells me,
“I can not make that decision for you, that is for you to decide.” She places her hand on mine and leaves to go to sleep for the night. Now the decision is mine, do stay or do I go? I stay up for days and nights not getting any sleep, contemplating on whether I die for my country or I live to see another day. Eventually, it was time; I had to decide to stay with my wife or go out to war and hope to see the family I love again. Next thing I knew, I was on a boat heading to who knows where with shouting men cheering on this country. The sky was blue, the waves were darker than the blue on our rightful flag; and on that day, I knew I was heading for war and it was going to change my life