"above the clouds"
By Steve Callahan
above the clouds
where all is still and there is you
and the two Air Force fighter jets
tailing you
"a broken man"
you tell them and soar past the mountains
this is the end
they said
in the aftermath
of the wreckage
you had time to pull up
you had time to land
and a broken man
made a broken plane
and broken hearts
Steve Callahan is a writer, a poet and a former Marine infantryman. Bursting with creative efforts, Steve runs a poetry site, podcast, and is heavily involved in PB Abbate. Steve’s writing covers his experiences in the Marines, his deployment to Helmand and the psychological peaks and valleys of an infantryman’s life. Follow him here.
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