wave from the train —
pressed uniform,
he'll be home soon.
birthday cake wishes —
balloons,
freshly blown.
enlistment ceremony —
proud parents,
sit alone.
first day of school —
fashionable clothes,
awkwardly worn.
flag draped casket —
a hero,
they said.
senior prom —
flushed faces,
crooked corsage.
ultrasound pictures —
fresh tears,
faded film.
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Very potent... Might've been the one that's most moved me of your anti-war poems. Reminded me a bit of the ghost of you, The chemical romance, that song also hits me hard...
Hits hard