Todd Milstead Poet Free verse

I'Ll Cry When I Can

Barney backpack,
Cowboy Boots,
Little tow-head
boy. 

Tasseled  hat, 
Winners robe,
Fine young
man.


Issued backpack, 
Army boots,
Future straight 
ahead.

I'll be okay when
you leave, Then cry
when I can.

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Darlene De Beaulieu September 26, 2016 at 7:44 PM That is an emotional poem.Well done. Todd Milstead September 26, 2016 at 8:28 PM Thanks so much. My son and best friend is leaving soon for basic training and I tried to put into words how I feel about it.