Kevin Condron Poems

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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