I REMEMBER, VIET NAM

I remember in shades of gray,
I remember by emotions, and not by thoughts,
I remember the rain, and the long, lonely nights.
I remember the fear, we all denied.

I remember this country, so long ago.
I remember all too well, the sounds, the smells, 
of death all around.
I remember all too well.

I remember this country, so far away, 
It's beauty in pictures, I have seen,
I remember too, in my sleep, 
And in these memories, gray, is all I see.

©P&P By: Ben Drake (1998)