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Do people really know about the truth of the veterans and soldiers?
And the memories they have to revisit over and over again each night?
It is like a slow train ride that never ends
as they feel pain and death with injuries they have suffered
and the feelings they have lost.
As the vivid imageries come back to life,
gunshots, explosions of rock and dirt overtakes their minds.
The eeriness of gunpowder and the wretched smell of shot up bodies that lay dead
There is loneliness in every moment of quietness.
Because of a significant event
a veteran’s heart can be severely damaged for good.
Once you see the graphic imagery of death through war,
your pain might not be as great.
You may not share the same memories as others;
Those who have lost their lives,
close ones to friends and family.
So now the real question becomes
Do you believe?
Or
Do you ever think that you could survive for as long as they did?
Considering the fact thousands died every day during WWII and Viet Nam?
As the warm heart turns into cold stone over the years of war
there is nothing that can be done –
not even a loved one can make that cold stone just a bit warmer,
for they have lost and will keep losing warmth because of all the happiness that is gone.
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