I AM A VETERAN

by Andrea Christensen Brett

You may not know me the first time we meet 

I’m just another you see on the street

But I am the reason you walk and breathe free 

 I am the reason for your liberty

I AM A VETERAN

I work in the local factory all day

I own the restaurant just down the way

I sell you insurance, I start your IV

I’ve got the best-looking grandkids you’ll ever see

I’m your grocer, you…