To all those who have served in the spirit of freedom: Thank you!
To the man in the black hat
walking the white dog
who passed me while I was taking a break
from running in the park,
my back to him as I stretched under the
canopy of green trees
To the man in the black baseball hat
whose gray hair hugged his tan neck
while I watched him walk away on the path
enjoying my freedom in the cool breeze
on this late day in spring
To the man in the black baseball hat
with the yellow letters that cradled the opening
on the back of his cap. Seven letters that seemed to call out to me,
as if to say: “This is what today is for. This man fought a war–maybe
two, maybe five. Maybe he is still fighting a war
–within–
so you can stand here and stretch in the afternoon sun
with all of your limbs, and no…
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Thank you from Aidan Murphy’s mother.
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