In the shadows, where memories reside,

A veteran walks, her heart heavy inside.

A mental health warrior, her purpose strong,

Haunted by specters, the echoes of wrong.

Figures emerge, lurking in the night,

Resembling her brothers and sisters in fight.

Troubled patients, once comrades in arms,

Now haunting her dreams with their silent alarms.

She served with valor, her duty fulfilled,

But the woun...