John's poems of...LIFE - LIVING &LOVE...JDJ

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When. I. Was. A. BOY,
I. Wanted. A. PET-DOG,
DAD
SAID
YES
and
OKAY
B
   U
      T
   MOM. She. SAID
NO://///___________\\\\\\\
MOMS.  RULE.  OF.  NO
DID.  RULE.  OVER,   
My. DADS,   YES.  And
OKAY. And. As. A. BOY,
I. Felt. SO
Down
Blue
and
L
O
W:////___________\\\\\\


When. I. Became. A. Young-TEEN
OF. Just--THIRTEEN,
I.  Wanted to.  MAKE-MONEY,
AND. BUY. A--Five_SPEED
SCWINN. Brand-NEW
B.  I.  K.  E_____________________
And. GET,   A.  Paper.  Early. Morning. 
DELIVERY--R O U T E. in.  The
SUMMER://///___________\\\\\\
DAD
SAID
OKAY
AND
Y
   E
      S
And
AGAIN.  My. MOM
SHE   SAID
DEFINITELY
NO-NO-NO
as. It's. Just. TOO.  EARLY--TO--GET-UP,
And. For. Me. It. Was.  A.  BUMMER://///__________\\\\\\


When. I.  TURNED.    EIGHTEEN://///________\\\\\
TO.  BECOME. 
ONE.  OF.  THE.  FEW.  THE.  PROUD
THE. UNITED-STATES-MARINES
TO
   BECOME
      A
         MARINE
             WAS
                  MY
D
       R
             E
                  A
                       M://////____________\\\\\


When. I. GOT-ON-THE-BUS-TO-GO,
TO.  MARINE-CORPS
{{{.  BOOT-CAMP.  }}}
I.  SAW.  MOM.  And.  DAD
F.  I.  G.  H.  T.  I.  N.  G
BACK.  Not. TO.  {{{.  CRY.  }}}
AS.  I.  {{{.  WAVED.  }}}
My.  FInaL---GOOD-BYE,
AS.  THE
B
   U
      S
>>. DROVE. >>>.  AWAY:///////__________\\\\\\
AS. Soon. As. I. Left. MOM. And. DAD
I. Felt. So.  Scared. Worried. And
REALLY.  ALL.  ALONE
ON.  MY.  Very-OWN,
And.  I.  REMEMBERED
MY.  DADS-FEROCIOUS-STRONG-COURAGEOUS
NO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>FEAR>>>>>>>TOUGH
T
        E
               M
                       P
                               E
                                        R
and.  I.  REMEMBERED,
AS.        A.     """.  CATHOLIC.  """
Young-BOY.  HOW.   MOM
SHE.   """.  TAUGHT.  """
ME.  TO.  """.  TRUST.  """
IN.  """.  GODS.  ""'
H
        O
               L
                      Y
LOVE
And
TO
P
        R
               A
                     Y://////________\\\\\


TWENTY--YEARS
AS.                    A
UNITED
   STATES
      MARINE
AND.     TWENTY
Y.  E.  A.  R.  S
AS.               A
N. U. R. S. E:///////________\\\\\\
i. Am. Writing. This
Little.   POEM,
Thinking. And. Inking
And.  REALLY
MISSING.   MY
MOM.  And.  DAD
the. BEST.  FRIENDS
I.  EVER. In.  MY
Life. Living.  And
LOVING.  That.   I
Ever---HAD
IN.  RHYME.  And
V.  E.  R.  S.  E:///////_______\\\\\\


MY.  MINNESOTA.  TOUGH.  FARMER.  {{{.  DAD.  }}}
And.  MY.  LOVING.  SAEET.  NURSE.  {{{.  MOTHER.  }}}:///////_______\\\\\
THEY
      {{{{{{{.  BOTH.  }}}}}}
                                    ARE
                                           MY
                                                FOREVER
H
                E
                                R
                                                 O
                                                                 E
                                                                              S
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iN.   MY.  LIFE
LOVING.  And
L
   I
      V
         I
           N
              G
>>>.  GREATER.  <<<
THAN.               ANY
O
        T
               H
                       E
                               R:///////________










BY.       JOHN.       D.       JUNGERS
15.           DECEMBER.        2 0 2 2

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