Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/ poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
No Revolution Today, Thank You
Sure, I miss standing in formation at dawn The quick inspection and loud verbal abuse Rushing through a steel-tray breakfast in rows And marching to the rifle range in rows
Sure, I miss formation in the dawn of life Slinging a rifle over my skinny shoulder Thrilling to “BATTALION! PASS IN REVIEW! RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS, AND PASS IN REVIEW!” As did my fathers back to the Civil War
But that was what I did, not who I was - I took an oath to the Constitution