Lasting Forever

Lasting Forever David J Walker On the first morning After a lifetime of making a living I can only think of leaving the Army And how empty I felt left and on my own at 21 The days of OD Green or Khaki’s and Especially Class A’s Were all done I remember thinking three years would last forever Now The Blue Blazer- Red Tie uniform hung By my gray pants over the shiny black Oxfords That were worn … uniformly With a starched white button-down shirt For forty years Are a source of silent memories It appears I am no longer authorized To wear the disguise Of an educated worker I remember thinking forty years would last forever