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THRU THE AIRPORT GATE I CAME
WHEN THE SPITTLE HIT MY FACE
WHAT HAPPENED I’M NOT PROUD OF
MY REACTION I’D LIKE TO ERASE

IN A MOMENT IT WAS OVER
MY ATTACKER WAS ON THE GROUND
ASTRADDLE HIS CHEST I WAS
AS HIS FACE I BEGAN TO POUND

SOMEONE ROUGHLY PULLED ME OFF
BEFORE I KILLED MY FRIGHTENED FOE
THE POLICE ARRIVED, SHACKLED ME
AS I PLEADED, “PLEASE, LET ME GO”

BUT IT’S NOT MY FAULT I BEGGED
I’M DOING AS I WAS TAUGHT
I JUST GOT HOME FROM VIET NAM
SEEING MY FAMILY IS ALL I SOUGHT

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?
I JUST WANTED TO BE LEFT ALONE
NOW I’M ARRESTED, HANDCUFFED
AND FOR THIS I NOW MUST ATONE

MY WELCOME HOME WAS A JOKE
I SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN NAM
MY COMING HOME MORE ACCEPTED
IF I HAD BEEN KILLED BY A BOMB!

Friday, June 24, 2022