THE WALL
By Edward L. Morgan
We stand together--yet so far apart,
In the distance, hear the bugles call,
The crowd slowly grows, but we are alone,
As we gaze upon the wall.
Our world explodes--a scream is heard,
The bullets snap, a comrade falls,
Then smoke and smell disappear in a blink,
As we openly weep at the wall.
We remember the laughter--and we see the
names,
Of the faces the mind won't recall,
We were closer than brothers in that far away hell,
Now all we have is the wall.
An arm reaches out--seems to weigh a ton,
To touch a name that's engraved so small,
For this and the memories are all that's left,
Of our friends on a granite wall.
So we stand together--yet so far apart,
In our minds, still the bugles call,
We pray for our friends and hope our children,
Never gaze upon another wall.