That Uniform! (A Poem)

Nov 3, 2001 - © Sandy McCollum

When I see him in that uniform
My heart does flips and leaps
He looks so proud and crispy-straight
Inside me knots up deep

Just his wearing that blue suit
Creates a different air
He's tall and firm and behaves as though
His CO's standing there

An officer, although he's young
The ladies tell him, "Come!
Free haircuts and free peach-pie
For the handsome, uniformed one!"

There's some who see him in his greens
And want to start a fight
And then he has to calm them down
By doing what is right

There's others, still, who are struck
With fear at the mere sight
Of Americans in Uniform
A symbol of truth and might

It isn't known why a simple suit
Makes us behave such ways
Low-tech tactics bring response
In these hi-tech days!

Good Journeys!

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