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Veteran Suicides |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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ONE LOST, IS TOO MANY One hundred twenty Vets a week That's more than seventeen per day Who couldn't handle things they saw Or the price, they were asked to pay. Wounds of War don't always show And feelings are not always spoken Sometimes the others cannot see When will, heart, and soul are broken. It's finally becoming very clear That, most who go through that hell Will damage something deep inside And might never get completely well. It may change the way they view life For some, it may make it dearer For some the pain and suffering Show man's cruelty, much clearer. We should have some more programs To find when help might be needed A means to spot those warning signs Which so very often go, unheeded. We need to care for our Veterans Maybe more, when they come back Not just throw them back into the mix Hope they'll get right back, on track. We owe them so much more than that For, they have paid the greater cost We can't let them take their own life When they might think, that all is lost. If you think you know of a Veteran Who might be headed down that road Sometimes a kind word or act from you Might just help, to ease their load. We don't like to talk about suicide But, we must face the sad, reality We are losing far too many Heroes Who fought the fight, for you and me. Poem was inspired by this article by Penny Coleman.If you visit, read some of the comments http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/68713/?page=entire Pages about her book, “FLASHBACK, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, and the Lessons of War”, by Penny Coleman http://www.flashbackhome.com/home.html Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. [This message has been edited by Abe (11-26-2007 03:29 PM).] |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice writing of a sad situation concerning veterans of war and the wounds they carry on the inside...James |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Thanks so much for writing this Abe. |
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Leanne <3 Member
since 2007-08-25
Posts 216N.S.W, Australia |
this was a beautiful poem, and a topic that cannot go ignored. brilliant job! |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
once again, I can only state that I a glad there is someone so 'willing and Able' to do this type of critically timely and important 'social impact/conscience' writes! v. serious and long-sustained applause!! |
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Xillus_Xavier Member
since 2007-10-05
Posts 72Alabama |
This is an excellent write |
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