By Shirley Skufca Hickman
He hands me a form stating:
and he tries to make a joke.
“I got caught in a draft.”
I don’t want to sign the form
and send him off to war,
but I have no other choice.
He hands me a form stating:
Permission to withdraw from English 1-A.
His hands are shaking, and he tries to make a joke.
“I got caught in a draft.”
I don’t want to sign the form
and send him off to war,
but I have no other choice.
It’s department policy.
That night I dream of coffins
draped in American flags
for those who have withdrawn.
That night I dream of coffins
draped in American flags
for those who have withdrawn.
| Copyright © 2020 by Shirley Skufca Hickman |
“It’s department policy”...a hard yoke to wear. Thank you for offering this testament of love to the draftees obliged to go and possibly die for their country.
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