I wrote this after attending a funeral. The pastor conducted the service with a blank face, while the widow sat in pain. I have heard the final couplet quoted, a few times, from people I have never met.
The story of Michael Thomas, a family man who worked for the U.S. army, and the experiments that were done on him. Shortly after after his return home from nearly six months as a captive of war, Michael is offered a top secret job that sounds too good to be true. When Michael refuses, he is dragged away from his fami...