The Soldier
Stephen Rogers
[bjansen@clipper.net]
Death is expected
as the bullet grazes
the scalp along the
forehead.
In the season of
autumn when the
rains mimic motion
made constant
to cry,
he does not become
a hero, posing for
pomp, nor can he
separate himself
from memorial.
© 1998 Stephen Rogers, all rights reserved
appears here by permission
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