Agent Orange in Vietnam
I lost my
friend today I can’t believe it’s true,
Or did I really
lose him when Vietnam was through.
It has been so
many years,
That I watched
him board that plane,
Never knowing
why back then
That it would
never be the same.
The government
lied to us,
As they have to
all mankind
And sprayed
that dirty stuff around
To kill foliage
on the ground.
The thing they
didn’t tell us
Is how it would
affect
The heroes that
came home from there
And how it
would react.
Many many years
later
We face this
dirty demon,
That lay
dormant in the body
Till the
illnesses come a-screaming.
It is not
right, it is unfair
To have their
lives cut short, because of Agent Orange they sprayed
And covered the
reports.
Now it’s time
to take our stand,
Make other
people aware
It isn’t that
we lost them today,
We lost them
over there.
It is a
terrible thing
That our Hero’s
had to go through
The fighting in
a foreign land
To keep it away
from me and you.
Just remember
as you read this,
They stole my
love from me,
Because of
Agent Orange they sprayed
To kill those
lousy trees.
I lost my best
friend today, I can’t believe it’s true,
Or did I really
loose him when Vietnam was through
Linda Berry 6/10/03
