Veteran by Rebecca Danelly

Veteran by Rebecca Danelly

All my life I bragged about // my swallowtail heart  I was the Brownie // promise // I was the rabbit skin and the // adhesive that collected tiny bits of cinnamon candy and dog hair in your lucky pocket // I was my mother’s Petunia and her death   I was on my honor serving // god and country  I was a disheveled goose // angry at a small boy too near my nest  I chased him down // honking like a conspiracy  I was a conspiracy and phased // from i…