Mind Hive

by Chris Stowe

Delay, delay the droning of the bees,
oh how they demand their daily fees!
With ceaseless swarming in the mind, someone please!
Delay, delay the droning of the bees.

MGySgt Chris Stowe is a twenty-two-year Marine Corps veteran with multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician. Most recently completed a Congressional Fellowship in the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, focusing on reform and oversight of the Veterans Benefits Administration. Currently serves as Senior Enlisted Advisor to a Wounded Warrior command at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.