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The dance continues after the smoke has cleared
Sometimes I lead and sometimes the dance leads me Dreams are on flashback or rewind or fast forward While the music of explosions and the snap of bullets continues The war isn't over while the dancers twirl How long does it take for paddy mud to dry How long for the jungle smells to fade Graves were dug long ago, but bullets still fly as the dancers go by There are no friends in the dreams Some come close and learn of my story But the dance pushes them away Raising the wall because they know too much They know the inside and what's in these boxes that are hidden away The war isn't over while the dancers twirl The war isn't over in the dreams of day Or the nightmares of sleep where tears flood out at unexpected times Joyful crowds trigger desperate thoughts Reminding me that I control the end of the war It could be neat or it could be an exciting end -- some have preferred to end the dance in a blaze of glory The war isn't over while the dancers twirl These things cross my mind As the dream leads the dance, I step from the party and feel the emotional conflict and the desire to end the dance. Tears of sadness for me where those inside have tears of laughter A will of mind changes the subject Pushing the dream back into a box Let them dance in there where it's safe Leave me alone. The war isn't over -- yet, and I'm going out on patrol. I'll pull perimeter guard until relieved. I'll put on the cammo face and bug juice and tape down my swivel And breath in the smell of that rice paddy mud and the rotten jungle growth and the dried blood that refreshes itself day to day The war isn't over while the dancers twirl
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(((Troy)))
Your writing evokes so much feeling in me. Peace be with you, my friend.
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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. anonymous |
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WOW! What powerful words my friend!
I feel inadequate to respond Troy. |
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