VIETNAM VETERANS

A terrible unnecessary war
Very political in many senses
Did not have a happy outcome
Soldiers who served were blamed
The pathetic needed to feel good
So they took out frustration on
Those who so honorably served
 
At one time half of the homeless
In our country were Vietnam vets
Have of those serving time in jail
Were Vietnam vets.  Politicians looked away
A large percentage of marriages failed
Many committed suicide after the war
Feeling useless they had few options
 
They had seen the vile and darkness
The jungles were not a friendly place
They witnessed results of bad decisions
Carried the darkness of the jungle with them
There was no on and off switch
They could not gargle and spit it out
It weighted them down in every respect
 
There was no one to talk to
The country turned their back on the war
They wanted to move one and forget the past
But many had died in Vietnam
How could they just be forgotten?
What kind of people are we
Condemning those who served and died for us
 
We would all like to forget war
In recorded history there are few years without it
All wars are over land or religion
The industrial-military complex seems to benefit
We do not want to forget those who served
Those exposed to Agent Orange or those who died
We had better remember and pray for them forever
 
Stanski
March 2, 2020 ^