superannuated

the superannuated soldiers
gather
arrive from afar
to farewell their
superannuated transport
replaced
with a newer model
with all the bells and whistles
to do what theirs had done
for 40 years
and still could do

I wonder
at all spent
on R&D -
B
I
L
L
I
O
N
$
and why
not
on R&R
for these
veterans
who having fought
now must fight
for hundreds
for bad arms
for bum legs
for busted minds

I wonder
and I wonder
who else wonders
and where
the priorities lie
and why