Every single morning;
Every single morning regardless of Weather,
Regardless of the crowd,
He is here.

He is here sitting at the exact same Table,
Being served by the exact same waiter,
Ordering the exact same meal.

#4 Breakfast Platter,
Grits instead of Oatmeal,
With a slice of the cobbler of the day.

He eats in peace then remains there, Just existing.

Though he is no ordinary old timer,
No this is not the Average Grandpa Joe.
This man here- No no this Hero!
Is the epitome of everything I WISH to Be someday.
For he was once one of the deadliest Persons on Earth.

You'd think such a title would be Confidential..
But he, and most men like him proudly Put it on display.
Right there on his baseball cap, Embroidered on the sides it reads it Clear as day:

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
KOREAN WAR
P.O.W.

I couldn't begin to imagine the stories He could tell of his service.
What He himself has seen,
What He himself has done.
Things I'm sure no human being Should have to ever witness.

But he has,
No doubt about it he has.

And I'd be willing to bet he has yet to complain about having to do so;

Why not you might ask?

Because he's not just some lonely old Man.
He's some lonely old man,
Who was once a United States Marine.

Your pace begins to noticeably pick up,
Your breaths are becoming shorter.
You begin to coach yourself mid stride,
"Glide don't gallop, you look like Tigger for Christ's sake!"

Eventually it washes over you,
You slowly fade into a Sudden abyss of Sorts.
You're no longer running nor jogging,
Hell you're not even moving.

You're somewhere else,
Somewhere you told your mind to take You.
It might be an altered memory of a Past victory
Or perhaps a fantasy in the near future.
Where ever you are,
You're alone.
Yet you are crowded at the same exact Time.
You're in complete control,
Yet you have no idea how to enter or Exit this state.

Before you know it,
You come too.
Back into the reality of your bodies Limits.
Your joints are aching and the lactic Acid has built in your upper thighs.
Your arms have grown heavier and Heavier.

How'd I not notice all this pain before?
Where was I?
All questions foreshadowed by this:


..What the hell do I have to do to get back?