A Hero With A Purple Heart <br /> <br /> <br />They say the war has long been over but yet I live it everyday <br />The smell of gun powder still filters through my nose while the sound of guns shuts still leave a ring in my ears <br />The sound of explosions I still hear like it was just yesterday <br />The sound of fireworks makes me want to run to the nearest place to hide <br />The screams of men wounded and killed roll through my mind like an unstoppable slideshow <br />Leaving my heart pounding with paranoia due to the memories that haunted me inside <br />Everyday I’m living the war even though they say it’s been over for a long time <br />Today they call people like me a hero with a purple heart <br />Although there is a big price to pay carrying a heart that has been affected by the war <br />Everyday I think that myself or the people I love is going to get shot <br />Everyday I suffer from the flashbacks resulting from what doesn’t exist anymore <br />The doctors call it shell shock <br />I call it a taste of hell that altered my soul <br />To the world I’ll always remain a hero with a purple heart <br />To myself I’ll still be fighting the Vietnam War that was over years ago…<br /><br />Gail Doyle<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-hero-with-a-purple-heart/
