Kevin Condron

My Lai village, Vietnam
Visited by Uncle Sam
In the name of peace they said
But shots rang out and all lay dead
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An evening sky
And stars come into view
Their light shines out from time long past
And all at once I think you
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I take a breath, the air is cold
Fluids pass through me and I have awareness
A nervous twitch, a shudder and I blink my eye
A stretch a yawn, awaking from my sleep
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Dad

I had laughter and hope, I had joy
And the darkness was never that bad
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Random thoughts appear and I dismiss them
Lying to myself, I carry on
A sudden pause brings moods of desolation
Knowing that my Dad has really gone
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So very tough and very proud
He sings his anthem very loud
His sensitivity is nil
SAS and trained to kill
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Awareness dawns, sounds and light, thoughts are numb
A twitch, a roll a stagger and he`s up
A mirror`s gaze but no reflection
A splash of water and ablutions are complete
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Unreal, K.Condron

There was asleep it went awake
Genuine became a fake
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To feel the wind, the rain, the sun
And pause to watch a starlit sky
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A dance through life as if it's just a game
Assumed like minded people felt the same

To grab at life and shake it by the tail
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There were two people who thought the same
About Life and love and life's real game
Art and music and the state of play
Ideal soul mates in every way
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You can walk a path through trees and fields
and gaze at cirrus clouds up high
And thoughts may pass through my mind at speed
of pleasant times gone bye
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Tortured years of living hell
Isolated in a cell
Never knowing day from night
Always artificial light
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Gentle breezes,
Waves are lapping on the shore
The sky a darkened blue,
A first star for the evening
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There was a time when there was not
Not a where a when or what
All at once, we find we`re here
Full awareness, hope and fear
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Time spreads out an endless ocean
Instant moments, imitate eternal joy
The world perceives you as a man
But deep inside your`e still a boy
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Dusk, the light is fading in the east
A star shines in the darkened sky
The air is warm and all is still
A goat descends to lowland grasses
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