Saturday, April 22, 2006

Ripe for Peace

And he thought:

I don't like anyone to watch me when I write home. I don't know why I think this - but I imagine I must be making faces that could easily be interepreted as weak. I'm not an actor...Am I weak? Who here isn't? I don't see much difference in any of us, covering up the same thing, this consuming fear of death. Heros? What makes a hero? Maybe a Hollywood contract. It's an act, we're all actors, but no one will pay to see the show. Will I ever go home? They exchanged my home [like a hat] at the door for a small piece of paper with a number representation.

2 Comments:

At 7:24 PM, Blogger Chuck said...

You are absolutely correct when you wrote this because I was in the Navy for 15 years and it was hard being gone for 6 months at a time. Some people didn't make it back and thats a shame because someone who has never served in the military doesn't know the feeling of being without family and wondering what is gonna happen. To the government your are only a number and if you die they pull another number to take your place.
Straight and to the point.

Beautiful

 
At 5:01 PM, Blogger Katie said...

I really enjoyed reading this!

 

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