The Ranks
I have joined the ranks of the elite.
Not a country club or expensive
private school.
No, the elite I have joined don't talk
about
their experiences. These elite have
been through
the worst the world can throw at them
and
emerged, forever changed.
The elite of which I speak don't speak.
They
are the strong silent introverted types
who just do it.
These elite pull their chin up and go
on, while inside,
something has died. The youthfulness
of life has left
their eyes. The souls of the elite are
eternally scarred by the
experiences of the past. The elite are
all around. They are not
usually noticeable. But look into the
eyes. The eyes are distant,
the eyes are intense. They have seen
the hell that one person can
do to another, the worst the world can
throw at them. The ranks
of the elite are growing. I am a
member of the elite.
The dark intense eyes of the elite have
watched the youthfulness
leave their lives, never to return.
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