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A Helmand Soldier
Here I am
In Afghanistan
To protect the people from the Taliban
But
The Imam
Laughs at me
Says
Stupid man
This
Is your Vietnam
You’ve been here now
Near 10 Ramadans
And
Still you cower
In your armoured vans
In Afghanistan
To protect the people from the Taliban
But
The Imam
Laughs at me
Says
Stupid man
This
Is your Vietnam
You’ve been here now
Near 10 Ramadans
And
Still you cower
In your armoured vans
Published 9th Aug 2011
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Anonymous
9th Aug 2011 10:58pm
An excellent, compelling war poem. The lines "This/Is your Vietnam" and "You've been here now/Near 10 Ramadans" are the best in show.
10th Aug 2011 8:38am
