TOP GUN
Dedicated to the memory of
Kara Spears Hultgreen, Lieutenant, USN
You flew willingly into harm’s way
Barely respected and rarely welcomed
As part of that brotherhood
Which – having had its tail
Caught on its own hook
Of abuse and discrimination –
Denied your worth.
and yet you flew on,
for the love of it,
for the life of it.
And on the day a flawed engine
Pinwheeled your smile into eternity,
The circle closed its ranks,
Displaying smug satisfaction
Barely disguised as mourning
For one not their own.
Unlike the teacher atomized in space,
An uncontested heroine,
Who, being noncombative,
Was only along for the ride.
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(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.