Man in Uniform

Inspecting fruit at the grocer            
on a Sunday afternoon              
I didn’t want to bother you              
though I wanted to thank you for your service              
I let you have some peace               
             
Most people don’t think to say it            
a sign of the times              
where comedians mock              
war injuries of soldiers in Afghanistan              
and POW’s —              
This is America now.              
             
I was carrying out my groceries              
while trying to open the car door              
and Soldier, you ran over double time              
and saved me from broken glass              
             
I thanked you aloud for your service              
in every sense              
you may have noticed my misty eyes              
but you never let on —  
                       
you’ll go about your day    
never knowing    
what the uniform means to me