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Some Wounds Aren't Seen |
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They answer the call
One and all
We need a hero
To defend and go
Some wounds aren't seen
Leaving
port young innocent
To the foreign land their sent
Full of patriotism and honor
Unknowing to the real score
Some wounds aren't seen
Reality sets in buddies die
�though save them they try
Mourning and sorrow what's
done
Unknowing KIA the lucky one
Some wounds aren't
seen.
Explosive bursts ripping flesh
Hurriedly
stop blood flowing rush
Friend's alive but torn and maim
Recovery is hospitals aim
Some wounds aren't seen
Mourning, sorrow, and regret
Alcohol and drugs help
forget;
Only cause more trouble moan
Bad conduct
shipped home
Some wounds aren't seen
Left buddies
behind more regret
Honor and responsibilities unmet
Pain inside unseen cutting the skin
Attempt to release
pain within
Some wounds aren't seen
Compression
pain rise up
"Get it out of head. Man-up"
Drive on
duty to the team
Unknown what it will mean
Some wounds
aren't seen.
Twelve years parachute landing
Hundred pounds equipment standing
Hundred pounds weapons
humping
Joint discs knees, back compressing
Some
wounds aren't seen.
Doctors with tunnel vision
conceal
Never look for cause problem reveal
Duct tape,
bailing wire return to front
Pass more drugs allow to
return to hunt
Some wounds aren't seen.
Combat one
minute, home in hours
They have superhuman powers
Unable to turn off training
Reactions unable reining
Some wounds aren't seen
Family don't understand
Why to church and stand
What was done to hell go
This
is all they have to know
Some wounds aren't seen
Family leaves them behind
Duty unmet in their mind
Immortal spirit has died
To find it they have tried
Some wounds aren't seen
Endangering thrill seeking
Loveless in their sex taking
Searching for that small way
To prove alive for the day
Some wounds aren't seen
It's easier to have visible scar
People recognize see
you are
Interior, spiritual, mental injury
Hide,
conceal, others don't worry
Some wounds aren't seen |
By Mark I. Kirkmeyer
Copyright 2010
Listed
January 27, 2013 |
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About
Author...
Mark Kirkmeyer served as a Light Weapons/Medical Specialist in the U.S. Army (1983-88), the U.S. Army Reserve (1988-1992), and the California National Guard (1992-1995). He is Gulf War Veteran (1991) and served in Korea (1986-87).It is illegal to
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