Just Words

I can't write the words in the way that some of you can
Do
I can only write the words that in my mind come into
View
I can't writes words about devotion and never ending
Love
The inspiration for my words comes from somewhere up
Above
Yes, words about the sea and the gently rolling
Hills
These are words I know about and sometimes get to
Use
Words can be things of beauty or can be cruel and
Harsh
Some words can tell of sadness while others make you
Laugh
The words of fellow poets here cover every point of
View
Well, my words are plain and simple but I share my words
With you

What a strange title
When I went to Aden (South Yemen) in 1964
It was to fight infiltrators from North Yemen
How to spot where mines had been laid
Where ambushes could take place
Trained in ******* at long and very close range
But nobody mentioned the bugs
Camel spiders almost four inches across
Now they gave us great fun because we would catch them
Then bet big money on the outcome of a fight with
Another spider or a big scorpion
Most times the spider would win but would then die
But by then the bets had been paid
Stephen E Yokum and Jonny Angel
And thousands of American and British ex military
Know about bugs
Centipedes 9/12 inches long and stinking like you'd never believe
Get one of those crawling on your skin and pull it off the wrong way and bingo
You end up with a permanent tattoo
Because their feet dig in
We did have the good ones though
Chameleons, we would keep them in our tents
And feed them crickets and in return they would keep the flies down

We learned to live with BUGS

I gaze into the mirror, see the reflections in my soul
I see what's gone before me but not what the future holds
I can't control the future, just learn lessons from the past
Study those reflections and let the good reflections last
Each of us should study the events that went before
You might see bad reflections but never close the door
We cannot change the history of what has gone before
But we can always learn the lessons if we open wide the door
So gaze into the mirror and see the reflections in your soul
And use them to do good for all before you grow to old...


Pretty simple this week, just the one words
REFLECTION/S