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Veterans' Lament |
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I wished to be a soldier
And that I did once upon
a time
I came back home
Still caught in war's
rhyme
Nam's memories intrude
Like a daily
interlude
I can smell carbide
And diesel smoke...
Thick enough to choke
There are sounds that abound...
Echoes of an in coming round
Oh, the sights that
nightly I view
We see it still, me and you
Liver
is almost gone
And the doc says
Lungs are not so
fine
But he never says, you know...
That "AO" word
anytime
You know what I say is true...
... You
very precious few
You, who are not yet gone,
Lord,
shall we die unsung alone
For I fear that Vietnam
Has followed us home... |
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By Faye Sizemore
Copyright 2006
Listed November 11, 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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