Poetry

Operation Just Cause ...for as long as it takes

"Poetry for Thought" Nam Poet

"The Father I Never Had"

Sometimes I Sit And Wonder..... If They'll Ever Bring Him Home.... Nightly, I hear My Mother.... Crying In The Dark...All Alone. All I know Are Pictures... They Say Thats He's My Dad. I was 3....I Can't Remember.... He's The Father I Never Had... He Left To Do His Duty.... A Very Simple 2 Year tour... I Sit Here Years Later.... Wondering How Much More? How Many More Letters.... Is It Really Going To Take? Till Are Country Finally Rises.... And Account For Their Mistakes? Weekly, I Write My Congress... Asking Why He's Still Gone? And Beg Them Please.... just Bring My Daddy Home.Sunday, 11 January, 1998 20:09:20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POW's Prayer

They Say I'veBeen Forgotten They Say You No Longer Care? Even Though They Speak Falsely.... I Do Wonder..Why I'm Still Here. From The Scratches On The Wall...... I Can See Some Time Has Past.... Maybe They'll Come Tomorrow...... To Take Me Home At Last. 11-Jan-98 19:55:30 ----------------------------------------------------------------- What Year Is This? My Hair Is Gray..... Alone All Day..... They Say I'm Here Forever. Forget An American Soldier? In My Heart I Know...NEVER Anytime Now.....I'll Hear, The Jingling Of The Keys...... I Know....My Country Remembers.... Will Come To Rescue Me..... As Long As Johnson's President....Or Is It Nixon Now? The Years Just Flow Together... How Many Have I Counted? I Can't Remember Now. Anytime Now.....I'll Hear, The Jingling Of The Keys...... I Know....My Country Remembers.... Will Come To Rescue Me..... 11-Jan-98 20:23:51

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