Looking at
a Marine
with one
arm gone
and thinking
he was
pretty lucky
was the
day I
realized
I had
been in
Afghanistan
too long.
Matthew Borczon is a poet and Navy sailor. He has published thirteen books of poetry and is included in numerous anthologies, journals and college textbooks. He is a sailor in the Navy reserve who recently returned from deployment to NYC to help fight the Covid-19 outbreak. He is married with four children.
A powerful, and poignant poem. I read it several times. Thank you for your brave service, including your recent deployment to help NYC during the COVID pandemic. God bless you and your family. Love your poetry.
ReplyDeletethank you so much for your support!! Thanks for reading this
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