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His Walk in the War |
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I'm home now, Mamma
I'll never leave anymore
I
wasn't gone too long
Just took a walk in the war
I
can't say it wasn't so bad
And to be home I am so glad
I only wish I had walked through the door
But I haven't
walked, not since the war
A burden I don't want to be
Are you crying, I wish I could see
They said blind is
better than dead
But Mamma I may go out of my head
There'll be no more walks with Sue next door
No more,
because I took a walk in the war
This blind soldier
seated in a wheel chair
Would be more than a young girl
could bare
Mama, I wish I could see, are you crying
there
Mama, dry your tears, don't cry anymore
It's
over; I've done my American chore
I am home; I've done my
walk in the war |
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By Faye Sizemore
Copyright 2002
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August 29, 2011 |
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About
Author...
Faye Sizemore makes her home in the beautiful foothills of South Carolina with Grant, the love of her life, as well as three dogs, two cats, two parakeets and four nanny goats. Grant is a Vietnam Veteran having served with the US Marines in 1968-69 and is, of course, Faye's muse. Faye is deeply interested in Veterans' Affairs and Veterans' Causes. She is very proud of Grant and her poetry is an off-shoot of that pride.
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