THE VIETNAM SONG (SAD BUT TRUE)
AN UNWANTED WAR
TRIBUTE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM
The tragedies
of Vietnam
were
not the War
the
wounds inflicted
by
our own people
For
they cut deep
into our Hearts
left
us
with our scars to bear
No
flags
to wave
but fist in hand
No
greetings,
but ugly tones
No
embrace,
only empty arms
No
cheers,
but cries of tears
No
remembrances,
only pain
Of
a War
that we once fought
Without
our peoples Hearts.
May
it never be so
If
we
have to fight a War
That
we never go!
Without
our people's Heart,
and with the will to know
That
Freedom is our friend
For
Failure is our enemy
If
we lose the will to win.
A Poeatreeman
The Greatest sin
is not the War
the lack
of Will to win it
For
all is lost
if we lose sight
of
the shores
we stand on
May
one day be ours.
Edgar Allan Prieto
May 1,1985
Copyright ©2007 Edgar Allan Prieto
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