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A drabble from several years ago.
Sam’s Dad
We had a gold star in the window. I took it out on V-J day. The war was over, no sense letting it get all tattered.
He was lost at sea, a real hero. His shipmates weren’t allowed to say more, ‘cause of government secrets.
I retired; work part-time as a nightwatchman.
Goddamnest thing. Riding the bus to work, sometimes I think I see him, on the street, after all these years. Sam. And he hasn’t changed at all. But I guess it’s just boys who look like him.
Peg says we'll all be together in heaven. Maybe so.
Sam’s Dad
We had a gold star in the window. I took it out on V-J day. The war was over, no sense letting it get all tattered.
He was lost at sea, a real hero. His shipmates weren’t allowed to say more, ‘cause of government secrets.
I retired; work part-time as a nightwatchman.
Goddamnest thing. Riding the bus to work, sometimes I think I see him, on the street, after all these years. Sam. And he hasn’t changed at all. But I guess it’s just boys who look like him.
Peg says we'll all be together in heaven. Maybe so.