Warrior
The pounding,
the grinding,
the machines
moving
forward
darkness and cold,
heat and light,
bad weather,
good weather,
it all is alike,
shadows are enemies,
friends are gone,
the smell of blood,
cloying and dusty,
wounds, death, sorrow,
replace all that is good,
what is left is one man,
one warrior,
to stand and fight,
one warrior,
to hold the flag,
to bring peace and justice,
to lead the way,
to freedom,
and freedom is led by one,
Warrior.
About this poem
It is about my father and what I imagine he went through in the Vietnam War and the loneliness he must have felt. He died recently and that made me think of so many of the stories he used to tell me, many of when he was in Vietnam.
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Written on February 28, 2022
Submitted by dragonlover2012 on March 01, 2023
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Characters | 450 |
Words | 103 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 26 |
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