Freedom’s Work: A Duty of Sacrifice

A veteran’s glorious and epic standing,
Having served in America’s military,
Evicts a tragic trial and abasement
Of the uniform’s claims of honor;
For the collective cause
Of this warrior level
Of immense sacrifice
Has come into the knowing
And infamous mental, physical,
And emotional grief of gruesome hardships;
And these wounds require
The acknowledgment
Of the means and desires
Which unite these true
And victorious men and women -
The paramount conditions of stress
And fulfillment that mark the rarity
Of this section and splice of life -
Perpetually ignited
By foreign and domestic,
Industrious and vital,
Patriotic ambitions…

The Land of Stars and Stripes
Lives forever in gratitude
Of our wondrous troops’ courageous acceptance
Of these bold missions and tours of duty,
In the most deadly
And volatile environments,
In compelling and capable survival mode,
For these carefully considered
And administrative investments
Of resources and equipment
In faraway places
And globally efficacious realms -
For these eventually make our Homeland
Safe and free from vicious
And destructive acts of terror
And the most deadly attacks…

God bless our inspiring
And bold veterans…
May Earth hold
America and its allies
In merciful, prayerful,
And heightened regard
And the utmost heavenly distinction.