This is for all my brothers from Vietnam who still have these long sleepless nights.
Still Walking the Perimeter
An old Sky Cop am I
Checking windows door locks letting out a sigh
Years of sleepless nights take their toll
I search deep down into my soul
This old body now weak and frail
Why do I endure this senseless hell
Wondering are there others or just me alone
Living out memories long ago sown
Still walking the perimeter
Suffering these endless bouts with fright
I dread most of all the dark of night
Peering out the window at the dark road
Again I am in security mode
Long long years now back home
The feeling of insecurity never gone
How many others who suffer as I
Always standing guard with a watchful eye
Still walking the perimeter
An old Sky Cop am I
Edwin Jack Smith
The Old Cowboy
Sept 2007