Today he was gone
The room was empty
Devoid of the young veteran
Sitting at the table
Lap top humming
Working
On something
Perhaps a paper
A resume
Earnest in demeanor
Serious
Accomplishing his task
But today he was gone
That quite handsome
Busy young man
Very young
Too young
A veteran
Of what
Iraq
Afghanistan
Comrades dead
IEDs
Snipers
Friendly fire
But today he was gone
Hopefully not dead
Yet
Perhaps called up again
Another tour
A trip to exotica abroad
Maybe this time safely to Germany or Japan
Or probably he just finished his paper
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