Best Lt Poems
30,000 Lt Calleys- the My Lai MassacreMarch 16, 1968 Viet Nam
30,000 Lt. Calleys
There's a sound in the dark
of a shot to its' mark
and it's ended a dream for good
for a boy in his prime
who's run out of his time
and he dies from words mis-understood.
There's a girl putting...
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lt, adventure, death, fear, hate,
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Lt. Willy On Trial* This poem was inspired by the court marshall of Lt. William Calley for his
leadership in the attack on My Lai, Vietnam. For more info, see
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/mylai/mylai.htm
Lt. Willy on Trial
Tiny warm beads of sweat
Lt. Willy reached up methodically
But the sun-faded green cap
Was...
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lt, wargreen, life,
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Narrative
Man Ing LtIf you drive down the street which way is the right way? You will say in the direction im going. Now you are on a highway with no exits, how did you get on? Time has joined you in reading with me on this very...
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Categories:
lt, adventure, brother, time,
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Burlesque