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Some Battles, Never Won
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Some Battles, Never Won |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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Some Battles, Never Won! Warring nations can call a truce Or they can ask for a cease-fire Try something, like an armistice To bring an end, to wartime ire. The guns may stop the shooting While the bombs no longer burst The din of war may quiet down And the Troops may be dispersed. The body counts may be totaled The wounded, sent home to heal Newspapers proclaim, “War Ends!” To most, war’s horror, seems unreal. Things may return to normal The feuding people go their way Out of sight and out of mind It’s just another ordinary day. For most of us, memories dim It just becomes part of the past If it didn’t touch us directly It’s doubtful any pain will last. But, for so many Troops returning It’s a different World, for sure Wounded deeper than the flesh For some, there will be no cure. With images burned in the mind And the sounds of death and pain The guilt of another life taken Having been to the edge of, sane. With some, a look into their eyes Will show you, a different being Not the one, you knew before That you looked forward to seeing. War opens a new dimension That most of us will never see The World they had left behind Will now, forever, cease to be. Sometimes, they’ll speak about it But, for most, it’s held inside And sadly, for far too many There’s that pain, they cannot hide. When those folks return to us From where, most will never know We must try to understand them When they let other feelings show. They all have Served their Nation For that’s what, Soldiers are for Each deserve our praise and thanks Although not all, have gone to War. Each knows there is the chance That, any time of day or night They may be called upon to deploy And be sent somewhere to fight. All Veterans who have served us Through long hours with little pay Should be respected all the time Not only, just on, Veterans Day. 11.08.2008 Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. copyright 1984 [This message has been edited by Abe (11-09-2008 07:29 AM).] |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Excellent as always Abe, "late" |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Abe, What you say is very true. I agree with you 100%. Bobby |
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sandgrain Member Elite
since 1999-09-21
Posts 3662Sycamore, IL, USA |
You've captured the reality of returning soldiers so well. They deserve our respect everyday, as you said. God bless, Rae |
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