A Hero Must Rise
Slow days, fast years, space between filled with tears You're still my boy with mischievous green eyes Sit a while longer, let me hold your hand Hug me before you run off into battle You slayed dragons daily with vorpal sword Good always won, heroes rescued the world Darkness exploded. Where is the hero, my son? A remnant will rise to bring light back We are one week away from ship out date. Because of Covid the Army will come to pick up Artillery Boy on Monday July 6. They will take him to Portland for the night before he is sworn in and heads to Fort Benning. The past 4 weeks have been occupied by court proceedings because our boy got in trouble for drifting in a parking lot. It seems like this is his flow state...push the envelope, do something stupid, and recover. He is lucky this time. A mentor stepped up to help him complete community service and take a course on restorative justice. My prayers were answered. I asked God to save my boy and help him p...