Merry R.E.D. Tales

A Poem for the Holidays

TAKING OFF THE ARMOR
2 min readDec 24, 2023

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Two dogs looking out a window with a lit up wreath, waiting for their deployed or first responder person to come home.
Photo by Laura Beth Snipes on Unsplash

It’s the morning of Christmas.

These kids, who couldn’t wake up before noon

Are now barging through our door, way too soon.

The stockings that were hung on the chimney with care,

Are now eviscerated and strewn around with reckless abandon

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TAKING OFF THE ARMOR

Hi! I am a Veteran, Mom, nurse, writer, educator, blogger, and podcaster. Here to share issues impacting military transition. (Which impacts civilians too.)