A black wall on a black night
reflections of light shine through the night
reflections of memories to painful to forget
As a man stands tall
looking at the wall
He no longer sees the present but the past
Maybe a battle where he lost a friend
or where he killed the enemy who was no older then twelve
All these memories he tried to hide from
but the dreams brought him back everynight
As reality sets in he thinks of the days
when soldiers were honored and not critized
not called baby killers, not mocked or have rocks
thrown at them for doing what their country asked
He finds fallen comrades names and says a prayer
at each name to break down at, this man is no different
He finds his brothers name
As he saw it, the tears started rolling as he talks to the wall
about memories only those two could remember
As the night goes on his emotional pain
for all these years feels like it has been lifted off him
He came to the wall as a broken man
he came to bring closure to that chapter
he leaves feeling renewed, he leaves with hope
he leaves with peace and knowing that for all these years
he did the right thing he leaves with his wonds healing
he leaves with his family
It is a dark night as a man touches the wall ....
