They folded the flag.
I remember you falling from your bicycle.
You got up. I remember.
They folded the flag in front of me.
I remember you on the football field. I watched as you were tackled and you fell.
You got up. I remember.
They turned and started walking toward me with the flag.
They handed it to me and saluted.
You fell this time. I wasn’t there to watch.
You didn’t get up.
I have the flag to remember.
James Clark
Durango