Year My Mind Disappeared 1969

Sticks with poison chopper blades spinning
Descending Dust off to the ground
Yellow smoke alerting grenades launching
Red cross landing AK’s shooting
Bloody men lifted aboard 

Bandages dripping with blood
Traps set bouncing Betty ready
C rations ate M-16 awaits 
Back to fighting a war
Naked and afraid 

When will I wake up from this nightmare

Contest: NUDE descending Staircase
Sponsored by: John lawless
Date Created: 10/09/2019
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Gauthier Avatar
October 9, 2019 at 3:48 PM
Awesome take on the challenge, Bobby. The Vietnam War in all its madness... and 1969 being the year of the famous Woodstock... In my head popped the song Stairway to Heaven but that was only release in 1971 - close enough!
May Avatar
October 9, 2019 at 4:39 PM
Woodstock?? sooooo cool wish I could have made it there!
Rodrigues Avatar
October 9, 2019 at 2:37 PM
Awful! God bless you!
Proxenos Avatar
October 9, 2019 at 12:58 PM
Sounds horrific Bobby, I think everyone would lose their mind in such a -situation/situations nicely penned my friend. Hugs, Jennifer.
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