It was the eyebrows
\nAnd the eagle eyes that lie just under them<\/p>\n
Kind and wise
\nIntimidating when the need arose
\nAlways when my cousin’s and I were rife with potential mischief<\/p>\n
But always kind
\nTired, maybe?<\/p>\n
You could never tell.
\nYou could try and stare the truth out of him
\nBut he would always win that contest<\/p>\n
Especially when he wasn’t wearing his glasses.
\nWhich was almost always<\/p>\n
It’s hard to say what I miss the most
\nI recall so fondly, but only as a faded memory<\/p>\n
Strange, that I can recall his eyes with full clarity.<\/p>\n
I recall also, the look of pain
\nAs his body waged war on him during the summer of ’96
\nMultiple tours in two continents; including Normandy and the Ardennes
\nAnd his body became his worst enemy<\/p>\n
He died on a Thursday<\/p>\n
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