1975
The Vietnam War - A Eighth Pro Peace Pantoum
Introduction
While going through Vocal's Poetry tags for some reason. Pantoum caught my eye. I thought I would investigate it and the seventh result is below.
Since I passed 1900 in my Vocal stories, each of the next 106 stories may coincide with years of significance. The Vietnam War was between 1948 and 1975, but the USA sent their first big ground force in 1965 so that and 1975 are the significant dates I am using to share two more pro-peace messages in Pantoum form.
The music is "Vietnam" by Jimmy Cliff
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1975
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So Was It Worth It? So Much Destruction
Children, Women, Men, And All Those Soldiers
Destroyed, Carpet Bombed, And Burned With Napalm
All Those Murdered To Never Grow Older
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Children, Women, Men, And All Those Soldiers
Why Did No One Question, "Was This Worth It?"
All Those Murdered To Never Grow Older
Each Day Making The Arms Dealers' Profits
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Why Did No One Question, "Was This Worth It?"
Those Young Men Coming Home In Body Bags
Each Day Making The Arms Dealers' Profits
While The Dead Are In Coffins Draped With Flags
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Those Young Men Coming Home In Body Bags
Children, Women, Men, And All Those Soldiers
While The Dead Are In Coffins Draped With Flags
All Those Murdered To Never Grow Older
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Comments (9)
So many did question whether or not it was worth it. But the powers that were either turned away or turned viciously against them for it. As Nixon quietly forbade the press ever again to take pictures, shoot footage of, or otherwise cover the dead returning home. (Not to mention persuading his friend to remove "Cool, Considerate Men" from the film adaptation of "1776".)
Thanks Mike for sharing this on my PaDiF. ❤️
Heartbreakingly accurate.
I remember a list of kids whose father's were P.O.W.'s on the wall in elementary school. It was eery as I didn't understand why their daddies weren't coming home. The news was turned off so I couldn't see it on the telly at home. Well presented Mikey D.
Is it ever worth it? I think not. Well said.
This was extremely heartbreaking 🥺🥺🥺
This says so much
Ashley is right. This is a heartbreaking poem, as it should be. Great work, Mike!
Oh wow. This is heartrenching. It's an amazing piece though.