That picture of you standing in nature
with your arms stretched to the sky
should never have been taken.
The moment called for private reflection.
You experienced your own revelation,
removed from indifferent humanity.
Eric Stephenson served in Alpha Company, 2/75th Ranger Battalion from 1982 to 1987. He has taught English at various colleges and universities since 1998 and is the publisher and editor-in-chief of US Represented, as well as a contributing writer.
