they came home from war
all shattered and worn
the events in the theater of fighting
rendered them torn

the horrors
remain indented in their heads
their dead and injured comrades
awash in blood guts and gore

the smell of ammo
firing off
the ducking for cover
from the very close shot
the thick brush jungle
where ***** traps
were hidden
the indiscriminate
bombs
dropping
from several hundred feet

and they came home from war
and they came home
altered forever
and these ghastly recollections
are ones they'll not treasure