Warriors for Peace

In 2005,
she cried when he said good-bye,
her only son, standing tall in his
uniform, proud to serve his
country, sure of his mission,
leaned over to embrace her,
assuring her of his safe
return, not to worry,
to take care of herself and
his little sister.
In 2009,
tears gather in her eyes as she tells us
her only son is no longer
standing tall in his uniform,
no longer proud to serve his
country, his confidence
in shambles, three suicide
attempts, a successful
day is to have survived it.
A lost son,
an uncounted
military casuality.

A Poem written after seeing a photographic exhibition
called “Warriors for Peace”. The photo above comes from his website,

http://jonorlandophoto.com/