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SacrificeAnthony Franco     Marine, infant, Providence, God

The cammie-clad Marine
lovingly cradled
the baby in her arms.
The infant, safe in her innocence,
immune to the chaos and conflict
around her.
A moment shared,
two souls entwined.
This act of Providence
too short-lived.
One life saved,
the other lost.
How dear the price
this sacrifice cost.
I rant! I rave! I cry!
I grieve and I ask why?
But it is only God that knows,
of course.