About the Poem

This poem was written after seeing the Vietnam Wall for the first time. The emotions that I felt were breath taking. May you see the images of the men and women who died as you read these words.

Images

by Judy Burnette

The Vietnam Wall was before me
and suddenly I could not breathe;
If I leaned forward really close
oh! the faces I could see.

Do you see the young man on the left
the one with eyes so clear;
I wonder if I leaned closer
what stories I would hear?

The dark haired man who is kneeling down
with tear drops in his eyes;
I wonder, what were his thoughts
moments before he died?

To some of us, these are just names
reflections on a wall;
But to others, just to caress a face once more
they would give everything they own.

These men and women gave their lives
many years ago;
But they live on in the hearts of loved ones
and with their names engraved on this wall.

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2 Visitor Comments

dominick

That was a very nice poem. It was true that these men and women just werent names but people who fought for all the good we have now.

Carrie

I really enjoyed this poem it brought tears to my eyes. I did know one persons family with a cousin on the wall.It touched me deeply.

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