Stepping Stones

"Stepping Stones " From the mind of a veteran many demons flow... Not mine specifically. I only flirt with dark places. Like poltergeist and Carol Anne, I don't watch television after 2 a.m. I still remember when the American Flag came on letting us know "This station will discontinue." I fear sitting in the dark with a snowy TV. Two females in a tub full of jelly is not my idea of fun, so I flirt with the scary things veterans have seen but I don't actually pay admission. I'm giving you a bootleg version, never my own. "Stepping Stones" A current moving at river like pace That's not to say it's a stream, but mississippian by comparison A firm warning not to slip in Coast up stream like Huck Finn Each step is treacherous a floating turtle shell quite the deception Some fall for others to learn a lesson. Which step to take? Why do some make it to shore and others...not so sure. If I make it, how blessed am I? I keep looking back for my brothers who aren't coming It's about perspective really On one hand, I'm living in hell constantly looking back The other, My brothers went to war, died, but didn't remain there while I go back every day oftentimes in an alcohol induced state of mind. Their sacrifice should be a call for living but when I answer the phone & say "Hello, who's this?" haunting are my images why doesn't the world follow Ghandi's blueprint? Once upon a time, I knew some men with teenage mentality They wanted to experience war. Now they're grown fighting what can't be undone That's war’s ugly truth Isn't it? Some make it home still focused on a rising river that isn't rising. Looking for a flag that says it's safe to turn off the haunting The mind of veteran, demons do not go, they're too afraid to witness the things that can't be unseen. Angels always welcome. Stepping Stones!