Tyrone

One tiny red drop... another red drop, falling in slow motion, held in time and space for a fraction of a second.

“Yes sir, another one is dead.”

“Keep things tight and don't send any one else into harms way.”

“but sir, they have been asking for help and now they are dying?”.

Another drop vanishes into the pool of red... A victim? A hero? A rebel?

Who's blood is this that runs red, who no longer stands with us today? Some may say, “a fool was he”, when his blood he could have saved, but gave on that day for another he hoped to save. For help he'd asked, that help was denied; he was ordered to stand down, but that order he dared to defy! For when duty called the choice was clear, his pride and honor knew no fear, for to save others he'd been born and on this day he would not falter. Now in lifelessness as in life, he with the ones he served, coffins draped with the Stars and Stripes, four in number to lay at rest.

One tiny little thought... another little thought, pushing and shoving around in a time machine called the human brain, leaping into the past, prying into the future.

“Are they sending us reinforcements and help?”

“No man, they just told us to stand-down and keep our heads low.”

“but the others over at the consulate need our help... lets go!”

Another little thought is put into motion... A victim? A leader? A politician? Who's idea was it to deny help to our own flesh and blood, who is still standing in our presence today? Some may say, “a hard choice we had to make”; when the protection of this nation was at stake, their own reputation they tried to remake. No honor in this human scheming time machine will ever be found, until the truth they confess to all.

One tiny red drop... another red drop, falling into a ever growing pool of red; to their remembrance I remove my hat and bow my head. But for the sirs and madam standing in that pool of red, a reflection of condemnation is their reward.

Are all the HEROES dead? Where will you stand today​?

"It is more blessed to give than to receive."

This is dedicated to the four who lost their lives in the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.