This is another poetry prompt from the My Word Wizard site. As a Marine, it made me feel a little bit more pride to read a few months ago that the term "Former Marine" is considered obsolete. There are no "Former Marines", only Marines. In my mind however, there are "ex-Marines", and they are the ones who have disgraced the Marine Corps in some way. The ones who don't deserve the title that they once earned.
Disgraced
The term was an ugly one
To one that had been once so highly regarded
From a long line of heroes
He was to be stricken
Jason was an ex-Marine
He no longer could claim the title
That he'd sung about in boot camp
That had been bestowed upon him on Parris Island
He carefully folded the blue coat
Neatly placed in a case with glimmering buttons
Shiny badges
Rows of ribbons and medals
All earned in service to his country
But now, only a short time later
He could not bring himself to look
At his past glory
He closed the case
He turned away, and towards his new life
One that he didn't want to return to
The life of an ex-Marine
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