Your sad eyes
overflowed with
loneliness
and pain.
You saw me.
You turned your face away.
Your hands drew circles,
circles
on the dusty ground.
I dared not ask you
where your father
and your mother were.
I dared not open your wounds.
I only wished to sit with you
a moment
saying a word or two.
How was the country of Vietnam affected?
What happened to the people who survived?
What was one atrocity you learned about the war you didn't know before?
How were the soldiers affected?
What can we learn from Vietnam?
The Vietnam soldiers and Vietnam felt the impact of the war long after it was over. There were ecological, physiological and physical repercussions that are still a reality for those involved.
after the war.
Excellent site.
Vietnam Veterans