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Still walking the perimeter


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
              
                                                                

              








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