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Thoughts On A Monsoon Morning:
"I Hate Every Fucking One Of You
Who Make Dollars From Our Deaths"
David Connolly served honorably in Vietnam with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. He takes pride in having been--and continuing to be--a Vietnam Veteran Against the War. His collection of poems, LOST IN AMERICA, was published by Viet Nam Generation, Inc.& Burning Cities Press in 1994.
Thoughts On A Monsoon Morning
By David Connolly
Originally written after a memorial service for 59 troopers from F Troop, Second Squadron, of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, who were killed in action or who died as a result of wounds they received when ambushed by an entrenched, numerically superior force, while on an operation in the Michelin Rubber Plantation, near Dau Tieng, Vietnam.
Cold, despite my blanket.
Lonely, amongst my friends.
Wondering, with the things I’ve done
can I ever make amends?
Sickened, by this needless waste.
Stoic, to those around.
Wondering, what will break me,
the next fight, or death, or sound?
Missing, those who love me.
Hoping, for the next month or so.
Wondering, how will I ever fit in
with people who just don’t know?
Terrified, by the death grins.
Afraid, I’ll be one of the dead.
Wondering, why did I ever think
it wouldn’t be as bad as they said?
Used, by the rich of my country.
Duped, by those I looked up to.
Wondering, how can I tell those
who still wave the red, white, and blue?
I hate every fucking one of you
who make dollars from our deaths.
I hate every fucking one of you
for my friends’ dying breaths.
I hate every fucking one of you
banker or corporation head.
I hate every fucking one of you
for so many, so young, and dead.
I hate every fucking one of you
with your pin-striped, dark blue suits.
I hate every fucking one of you
for all those empty boots.
Sir! No Sir!:
At A Theatre Near You!
To find it: Sir! No Sir!
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