Ode to the Military Child
Military Child
Purple ribbon in your hair
Dandelion between your fingers
Laughing with little care
Military child
The places you will go
The goodbyes you’ve already said
The grown up things you know
Military child
Waiting for a call
Making X’s on a calendar
The yellow ribbon on the wall
Military child
Standing on a field
Running into open arms
And months of hurting healed
Military child
Makes anyone a friend
Makes castles out of a cardboard box
Makes beginnings out of ends
Military child
When you’re past these years and grown
This jigsaw puzzle childhood
Will help you stand up on your own
Military child
I’m prouder than words can say
Of the person you’ll be tomorrow
Because of the child you are today
