Serve & Swerve

You see ...
We are all soldiers of sorts
Kin caring for kin
Security patrols and such
Monitoring of devices
'Alert but not alarmed'
As Howard said

The mother
Caring for her babies
Including her husband
Her husband working and drinking
So he can stand the work
The suffering
And her

My pen
Yes it just might be
'A conscientious objector'
Laying with other pens at times
Happiest while writing
Releasing ...
Our squidlike ink