Poems from MillRatUSMC aka Ricardo
I served 10 years in the United States Marine Corps
Followed by working 30 years in a steelmill of Northwest Indiana
I'm now living in Altoona or is is it Al Tuna, PA
MOTHER,
Wake me
From this nightmare.
I been in this nightmare
Since all those months.
I spent with hunger,
Death and fear
As my...
There's a room
Where memories,
Of what I became,
In Vietnam.
Just to survive,
Are stored,
They're locked tight,
And not to be opened...
Its just like it happen yesterday.
We four had to carry one.
One at a time.
Because the medevac zone.
Was so small.
The wounded first...
When is the time to show emotion.
When is the time to hold everything inside?
Leaders are suppose to set the example.
When so many have...