Service

We the people 
Bound by duty
To our country
To God

Closing his eyes
at sundown
“Boom”
“Boom”

vehicle- borne 
improvised explosive device 
detonated

We the people
The young and the old 
The sons and daughters 
The men and women

Closing her eyes;
a mortar pierced the aluminum trailer
Flying 20 feet in the air 
her head and right shoulder 
slammed into a concrete barrier

Suffering 
partial paralysis in her legs
from the base of her neck 
to her fingertips 

We the people
Red, white, and blue
generations to generations

We the people
We serve
We protect 

We.
are.
America.