Cap Colonel Poem by Bill Grace

The colonels are the captives of the generals
And generals of presidents
And presidents of nations -
Not even the top dog is truly free -
These are only the things that we can see
And so much more transpires beneath the surface
That we can only truly know with time and history.
In the interval we must hope that
There is more than the passion of the moment
Some place of calm unknown
That beckons through the call of eons against all odds.