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paladin
since 2001-08-05
Posts 930Pensacola,Fl. 
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Caught in the daylight of a falling flare. A black shape in the shadows of the trees. Frozen like a deer in the head lights glare. I swing up my gun, sight picture,trigger squeeze. Three rapid shots hit his frail frame. He spins like a rag doll swirled by the wind. Crumples to the ground in the flare's dying flame. If I had time to search him what would I find. Maybe a picture,a letter or even his name. Naw! I wont stop to to take a look. After all he's not human. He's only a gook. paladin |
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Dark Kisses Member
since 2001-06-24
Posts 364Flat lands of Kansas |
Okay so bare with me, I am a Kansan! But I have always known a *Gook* to be a foreigner, is that correct? The hardest thing to do is watch someone you love, love someone else! |
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paladin
since 2001-08-05
Posts 930Pensacola,Fl. |
Gook was one of the derogatory slang names used for The Vietnamese people.Especialy the Viet Cong.Other terms were slope,chink,charley ect.What did you think about the poem? paladin |
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Scarlet Lady Member
since 2000-02-11
Posts 242Midwest |
Excellent write here! What a creative way to share war stories and how one might of felt as a soldier. Are you writing from true life experience? And if so, hats off to you for fighting for our freedom! Thanks for the read, I enjoyed it.  |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Good expression of your experiences...James |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Being a NZer I was just wondering if you could enlighten me: what did the Vietnamese war have to do with US Freedom?? Good poem, quite coldly written - I like that sense of detachment...oh and Gook can refer to any person of Asian descent I believe...  K |
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Dark Kisses Member
since 2001-06-24
Posts 364Flat lands of Kansas |
Okay I'm Back!! Anyways, when I first read this, I was like  Just for the fact of killing another human being. But after thinking about it for a while, I realized something. When you must fight for your safety, you do what you have to do to walk out of there. I am a Corrections Officer and *IF* I was put into danger I would do whatever I had to, to get out alive. Not too long ago I was attacked by a male inmate and I did what I had to do to *walk away*. ( I wish I could of done ALOT more but oh well  )Your pattern was excellent, it flowed along quite nicely. The subject is another matter but we do what we must to overcome memories. Overall you write very bravely and with excellent skills. Mags The hardest thing to do is watch someone you love, love someone else! |
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