The Veteran Book

Smooth, yellow and battered
Crinkly pages, covered in sprawling writing
Ink smudges, decorating the exterior

The once bright yellow book
Bursting full with my glimpses of my youthful imagination
The super smooth clean surface
Bound with a few deadly staples
Blood smudged in the corner

Now dull and old
Battered and bruised
A veteran in war revisits the old days
Its young self covered in battle scars
Blood, Sweat, Tears
Ink, Love, Affection
Woven with hard work