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Never Heal
I Remember being
in school.
I Remember asking my girl to the prom.
I Remember the child I was.
It has all been
taken from me.
Five days after my 18th Birthday
I was drafted into the Military.
Taken Apart
Put back Together
by the Drill Sergeant.
They Accelerated
my Growth.
I was only 19 but I felt as if I were 50.
I was Thrown into
a Unit
Which was Blown Apart
Except for Me.
I am now a
Lone Survivor
in a Bamboo Cage
half Submersed in
Fetid Water.
Pain of Ulcers.
Pain of Water Sores.
Pain of Malnutrition.
I Stayed in that
Cage for Two Months.
I was just about to Give Up.
When a Unit came and Found Me.
Took Me Two Months
to Recover Physically.
I'll Never Heal
Mentally.