by vwmf_sixsyk | Apr 3, 2020 | Poem
We are standing here behind the WALL on the other side of lifeIt has been a long time since we have seen you. We are here today to say thank you once again. It is your time today that we stand here waving, cheering, and so proud that you came. The time is short so...
by vwmf_sixsyk | Apr 3, 2020 | Poem
We heard about you on the radio,We saw you on the TV.We knew you were hurting so,We went to the Nam Country.We took you as you came,We felt the mud and dirt.We knew we would go insane,We knew we couldn’t stop the hurt.We tore off your fatigues and boots,We searched...
by vwmf_sixsyk | Apr 3, 2020 | Poem
I don’t go off to war, so they say,I’m a woman.Who then has worn my boots?And whose memories are these,of youth’s suffering?I’m a woman and I’ve tasted man’s war.Our war.And he knows that I love in no greater waythan to share in his life or his death.What are the...
by vwmf_sixsyk | Apr 3, 2020 | Poem
What drew them together on this sacred, hallowed ground?Was it the war fought in Asia with its heartbreak so profound?Perhaps it was the cries of young men with wounds that ran so deep,Or the countless hours of giving with no rest and little sleep.Maybe it was the...
by vwmf_sixsyk | Apr 3, 2020 | Poem
Each broken body, each face drawn with paintakes a piece of your heart.Pleading eyes are desperate for assurance.”Will I be all right? “”Yes. ” Is a lie.Gaping wounds leave gaping holes in your soul.Endless faces without names, with endless...
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