b88 (3.1-1.2020): march

march ^[1]             
by m. archer
 
little soldier (stand erect)
little soldier (stay)
little soldier (genuflect)
little soldier (pray)
little soldier (go to war)
little soldier (parched)
little soldier (fight and die)
little soldier (march)
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·        some receive posthumous decorations and military funerals.
·        some return alive, but dismembered (physically, mentally).
·        some see through the smoke-screen-veil of “the few, the proud, courageous, heroic…”
 
some (like me) get away lucky… with no combat, no p.t.s.d., and no-thing but good memories of good people, good times, camaraderie, audacity, and many, many smiles/laughs.

i applaud the heroism, drive and commitment of soldiers (while recognizing that we were/are, in fact, pawns on a chessboard).
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.1-1.2020). march. book 88: marching into madness.  © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us.