Memorial Day - For Whom?
battlefield death - no celebration. . .
he lives in a tent. . .
under the bridge!
eats from the garbage bin
behind the IHOP
drinks from the hidden bottle
swiped from the liquor store -
brought home, no coffin, no body bag
he dies another horrific death. . .
every day he awakens
a Bronze star still pinned to his chest
. . .
©Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.
This poem is about:
My country