Nicely done E. Many times those scars can go unseen for a long time. As for the feed back, looks like you're missing a V in the title. Good luck in the comp.
Your poem would be a help to service couples dealing with a partner coming home from wars with pieces of their mind messed with. Poignant as in UK today (Armistice or Remembrance Day) we remember the dead and walking-wounded veterans of our wars.