Mortally Wounded
To have been there
To have seen that
To hold his head up out of the mud
To tell him he’s going to be okay
To tell him he’s going home
To keep him distracted
To keep him from noticing that he’s open
And his intestines are unraveling into the ooze
The two of us teenagers
The two of us mortally wounded
Can't say anything except to say I read it. Hard not to cry.
ReplyDeleteLucy
Hi Lucy, thanks for reading.
ReplyDeleteThat one gets to me also. An image I've been carrying around in my head for a long time.
Patrick, I'm wondering if you might say something about the photo in your header?
ReplyDeleteLucy
Since I started this blog, I feel like I'm revealing a lot of myself that hasn't been seen before. I'm being unwrapped or peeled. Layer by layer...
ReplyDeleteI was also afraid that my astonishingly good looks might distract the reader! (just kidding)
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ReplyDeleteOops. I meant to delete my response...sorry ashley...
ReplyDeleteI remember though. Yes it makes me a bit sick as well. I only have a few more like that. Should be done in a couple of days.
Yes, I remember..it was Tay's BD party in Lakewood. I'm not deep enought to take a picture that I intend on using five years later! Give me a break!
I don't know how you guys did it. I was panicked at home just thinking about it.
ReplyDeletetapirgal - to top it off many of us were teenagers!
ReplyDeleteWow! And ouch, too!!! I once worked with a psychologist who was a Vietnam vet. His body was all stitched up from his wounds. He even had stitches on his face and his head. He said they were going to cut off all of his limbs but he fought and screamed like a b****. They told him they'd let him rot if that was what he wanted. But they stitched him all up... and he healed! How about it?
ReplyDeleteI think I'll be reading through your Vietnam stuff bit by bit. It's not light reading... that is for sure.
Nevine
Thanks Nevine,
ReplyDeleteThe circumstances would be brutal for anyone, but to so young when subjected to this stuff, is a crime. Old men sending young men to die...
when I first posted this stuff, I think I had about 20 followers. I'm thinking I'll re-post it all sometime. someday, I'd like to gather it all together and with some help, maybe make into a book.
that's a big maybe...