today, i had to make a phone call that i've been dreading for a while now.
i never thought i'd experience this, but when my brothers joined the military i knew the day was coming.
but, it came faster than I thought.
i gripped the phone with my sweaty palms.
a knot formed in my throat.
"hey bro," i began.
we talk.
and then it's time.
i don't want to let go and hang up.
but i have to.
the bus is waiting.
an airplane is nearby, ready to take him across the ocean, to that sandy place.
it's dangerous.
suddenly, war becomes more serious. i thought i had accepted that fact.
but the talk becomes the walk now.
he's leaving.
[see you when you get back, bro!]
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