The Kissing Nothing We Become

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Best Nobody Souldier

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Best Nobody Souldier

Hannah Emerson
May 28, 2021
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Hannah’s grandfathers: Henry A Darragh, Mess Sergeant; Charles P Emerson, It. colonel, Fifth General Hospital Unit (both WWII)

Best Nobody Souldier

Love one just yes 
yes trying to go
to the line of 
the thought of 
the loving the war 
that you thought was 
the thing to kiss yes yes 

Love you trying to go to 
the light through yes yes 

Love that you go to 
the line of the thought 
that the light is the helpful 
general telling you to feed 
really helpful nourishment 
great great great doctor 
who usually try to help 
the bleeding yes yes 

Love you for trying 
to go to the light 
yes yes

Love that you kissed
your young life this
kissing way yes yes

Kiss you for being
the best nobody souldier yes yes

Love that you brought
this home to us yes yes

Love that you helped
just helped it it it
it yes yes

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Laura Emerson
May 29, 2021

Great job, Hann -The perfect poem for Memorial Day - You continue to improve and inspire me every wee. I'm so proud of the young woman you've become, and your grandfathers would be, too.

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