To Follow, Or Not To Follow

I saluted in front of him and vowed, 
“Sir, I’ll follow you anywhere, sir.”
The Lieutenant roared, 
“You can’t follow in front of me. 
Get to the rear!”
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Buhagiar Avatar
November 13, 2020 at 1:08 PM
The Lieutenant was right after all. ~~
Fowler Avatar
November 13, 2020 at 6:55 PM
A first ;) ;) Linda
Y. Avatar
November 13, 2020 at 10:28 AM
Lol! Linda, This is funny! I could just picture the whole scene. I guess he wasn’t good at following directions! :-) Alexis
Fowler Avatar
November 13, 2020 at 10:55 AM
Ha Alexis. Silly thoughts enter my head fairly frequently. :) Alexis
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November 13, 2020 at 6:53 AM
Lol
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November 13, 2020 at 7:31 AM
:) Linda
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