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Your Momma Wears Combat Boots! |
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That was the loud taunt of the bully bunch
Little
Billy turned and he put down his lunch
Anyone there could
see that he was so scared
But in a fifth grade bully
bunch no one cared
Trembling he said, "No, she does
not!"
Stood his ground glued to the spot
Jerry had
watched and held back as long as he could
He went and
stood by Billy because he knew he should
He grinned as he
faced the school bully and his crowd
To them he began to
speak in a voice steady and proud
They stepped back
as the speaker stepped forward
As they listened their
gazes began to be lowered
He said, "Fellas, MY mother
DOES wear combat boots
She's made of the stuff that
formed this country's roots
Always there as trouble comes
upon the scene
I'm proud my mother is a United States
Marine!" |
By Faye Sizemore
Copyright 2002
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April 5, 2012 |
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Author...
Faye Sizemore makes her home in the beautiful foothills of South Carolina with Grant, the love of her life, as well as three dogs, two cats, two parakeets and four nanny goats. Grant is a Vietnam Veteran having served with the US Marines in 1968-69 and is, of course, Faye's muse. Faye is deeply interested in Veterans' Affairs and Veterans' Causes. She is very proud of Grant and her poetry is an off-shoot of that pride.
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