Vulnerable

Jarhead. Airman. Seal. Beret.

Multiple nicknames for one thing

Soldier

He sacrifices fo us

To protect his homeland

To ensure his family's safety

To ensure our freedoms

To ensure our happiness

He goes to active battlegrounds

Fights the enemy

Sees horros we can only imagine

Sees things we choose to ignore

Comes home

Badly scarred

Psychologically shaken

Outcasted by society

The society he sacrificed to save

The society he defended selflessly

Damaged, Broken, Unstable, Unsafe, Unreliable

Labeled

Eyed

Gossiped

One civilian decides to listen

Wants to hear his story

Wants to heal his mind

Offers to listen

The only thing he ever asked for

Upon his return home

An open ear

And some helpful suggestions

Talking, discussing

Heals him

He can recognize his flashbacks

Can control his responses to them

Can rehabilitate his mind

And can reenter society

The society that he defended

The society that essentialy caused his trauma

The society that cast him out

Can now rewelcome him

As the hero he is

As he deserves to be recognized

Because one civilian

Offered to be his counsel