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Girl next door.

Girl next door,

Written 03-26-03

You’ve read the stories about war... conflict, misery, etcetera, but to me, I think the epitaph of the fallen soldiers stands out the most.

  What is it about you?

  Your sepia eyes, your golden hair, your
            altruistic nature?

  That emanates so mysteriously?

  Whenever I return from the shrine
  of culture, some call it school, I
                    call it duty.
  I see you there, waiting, for a man
          who will never arrive...

    For a man who rushed into conflict,
      a man who is responsible for that
      yellow ribbon tied to your tree...

      The skies seem eerily calm, and yet,
      so do your eyes. Filled with trepidation
                  perhaps? Or sadness?

      I want to claim your attention, your
    affection...but words cannot express them...

          As a politically charged man once
      said, ‘actions speak louder than words’

        And so, even as my time draws further
      near, even as the draftee call narrowly
  misses my name, I take an action unfathomed...

          to my community, to my comrades...

        I sign the contract to serve....

      But why, some ask? Why should I support
            the war? Patriotism? Fervor?

        That, yes, but affection as well.

        And so, even after I leave, even
          after you see me in my suit rush
        into conflict, down the street, to
    the port, to foreign soil, months pass.

    And a similar ribbon is tied to my tree...

    Now you wait, waiting for two men whom
                  will never return...

      and the skies seem eerily calm...

fin...

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