The stories of veterans of WW1 and WW2 have changed me.
The raw reality of war speaks through this poem.
I hesitated to publish it.
It might crawl into the conscience of people that war is not the interesting experience seen in movies, but a lifelong struggle to deal with the images and memories.
For me Armistice Day/Remembrance Day in London is not only a way to honour my fther, his frien and our family friend the army chaplain, it is also to honor those that are still alive. A promiss to keep honoring them.
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