Unfinished
The soldier kissed his fiancée goodbye,
He left for the war ten thousand miles from
home
To protect his country from another September
11;
He gave her a promise ring, “Godspeed, I
will be home.”
His tour of duty was near the end
The deserts seemed unfeeling to him,
He looked forward to marrying his sweetheart
But the roadside bomb cut short his dream…
Linh Duy Vo
Autumn 2006 ©
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Võ Duy Linh
Autumn 2006 ©