Falling

Learning how to fall and get back up. I have a "goodly heritage." 

I am the daughter
Of the man
Who fell off a truck
In WWII.
This was his rendering
Of the story.
So what's that purple heart for?
He was blown off
The truck
No one else
Survived.
The truck
Did not survive.
My father
Did.
I am the daughter
Of that man.
I have my own falls
To account for
But still
I am the daughter
Of that man.