Just keep moving,
across the open field and into the woods.
Don’t look back until you reach the sea.
Run until your lungs are ready to burst and every nerve
shoots red-hot fire through your lost body,
the soft sand under your feet, the salty air
welcoming you home to the only place
you understand, by the vast, pure energy
of the timeless deep.
Eric Stephenson
Eric Stephenson served in Alpha Company, 2/75th Ranger Battalion from 1982 to 1987. He has taught English at various colleges and universities since 1998 and is also publisher, editor, and writer for US Represented, an online literary magazine dedicated to free speech and creative expression.
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