|
|
Death From The Past
This is for all the Viet Nam veterans.
One of us was lost yesterday to Agent Orange.
He was K-9 Security Policeman in Viet Nam.
Death From The Past
Forty years after we came back
Believing we were safe at home
Viet Nam launched another attack
Not from Charlie but from our own
Agent Orange dropped from the sky
Not knowing what our fate would be
Viet Nam killing us again with lies
That followed us across the sea
Not a single shot fired in anger
Dying inside these long long years
No one seemed to care why
We the forgotten lost in fear
Shunned by most except our own
We must never give up the fight
Losing this battle of health at home
They hope we will fade into the night
They can treat us like dirt
We togeather can bear the pain
We learn to live with the hurt
And pray it never happens again
To the future Soldiers
Called to defend this land
Edwin J. Smith
The Old Cowboy
Poetry Ad-Free Upgrades
Vote for this poem
Please Comment On This Poem
|
|
|
|
|
|
|