Spontaneous Extraction

I went deep into the jungle, Machine guns blasting everywhere; Somewhere I could hear screams. Somewhere a brother,son,uncle,dad, husband, Warrior is going home with a kiss. Somewhere the night grows teeth. I had to navigate thousands of miles, Had to watch for booby traps, & trip wires, constantly with one finger On the trigger, one on a grenade; Hoping the enemy would not force the Explosion of madness. There were three visions I had to get home Safely; One was a future of bright aging With children & college, and walking the Bride down the aisle, giving her to some Pencil pushing punk; Two I had to remember All those who came ahead of me in blood, and Self-loathing to make all of it possible. & lastly I had to get myself to the LZ, So that eventually these words i keep Pounding into the world will Somehow speak volumes of history. ---------------- For my Uncle Jr. & Dad Viet Nam veterans....