WRITING ON THE WALL
On War Memorial wall
An exhibition
Images of Viet Nam
Female soldier
Gun slung
Over shoulder
A glance back
To present day
Asian mother
toy gun in hand
nonchalant trigger click
while sons run
on blood red poppies
Wind scattered
Just this morning
Viet Nam vets paraded
with men who answered
Mother Country's call to arms
Media whores closed in
for 'that' shot
a tear for front page news
Headlines to sell
and I weep
for the future