The Five Words

The Five Words If you tell me, Thank you for your service, and I think you are sincere, especially if I think you are sincere, I will tell you some dark particulars of that service, and once come to light like a stain on porcelain, say, it will spot your heart and blot the smile from your child’s face forever. See, the way it happens, when bad happens, it’s fast, you’re slow and become its keeper, carrying it home and to your grave, and no thanks will bless those deeds.