Who Is That Girl?

Twenty years.

And now it’s done.

Twenty years
In service,
Twenty years
Of sacrifice,
Of love,
Of horror,
Of family,
Of country,
Of foreign lands,
Of discovery,
Of reflection.

Twenty years,
My sister,
A journey of a lifetime.

Now,
Off to new adventures.

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