THE HURTING

Life sometimes cruel

 reasons....unexplained

drifting away into nowhere 

confused thoughts....going insane

My love, my children's father

gone....taken into darkness

never to return .....never

feelings numbed...disbelief 

caring not to survive

in this moment of hell

hurting....feeling his pain

seeing our children's faces

Now.....this moment

unbearable grief

his visions a sharp pain

tears....tears....fear

Many tomorrows to face without him

and....dark missing nights

sun will never shine

blackness  never to brighten 

Damn you Vietnam

you bastard of  wars

......damn you.....

see what you have done

Wives without husbands

children without fathers

mothers without sons

fathers without daughters

You have destroyed

all that God has created

Damn you!!

© Chuck Preston 4-22-2002