1. At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

1.
At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

Haunted for years I went to the Wall 
a war resister facing soldiers who died 
looking at the Wall, my crying eyes 
reflected with all those forgone lives 
they made the sacrifice I refused 
what sacrifice should I have made? 
if it was right why do I feel guilty? 

I stood there a long time looking
all those names, some guys I knew
someone crying, my eyes are dry
coming home was worse than the war
lifelong friends, tho I have nightmares
greatest time of my life and the worst
may never know if it was worth it

Never knew what hit me (land mine)
never knew what I died for (politics)
drafted out of my life into death
I owed my country and what a payback
flown back in a box, saw the parade
my sacrifice a memory no one wants
my country sent me to die for nothing