Sammy had been in the Air Force in Germany
For three long years, and he was close to
going home discharged from the Air Force.
He counted the dwindling days by saying
So many days and a wake up call like
“I got 4 days and a wake up call!”
But beneath all that jubilation, he worried
About the plane home to America crashing
Before he ever got to his home shore.
When the wake up call came and Sammy
Was bound to America, the last time he’d
Ever see Germany or the Air Force again
The plane kept hitting jarring air pockets,
One so violent people screamed. But
After the bumpy trip and the scares
The plane landed safely in American,
And Sammy sighed with relief and felt like
Kissing the ground in the airport until,
In what America has become known for,
A psycho guy with a gun splattered bullets
All over the airport and Sammy took one in the chest.
He died on the frantic trip to the Emergency Room
And never got another wake up call.
Bob Boyd
