EMPTY BOOTS
Walk a mile in another man's boots?
I don't think it's possible.
Yeah we have pounded the same ground.
... but each journey is different.
In Viet Nam, each man walked his own destiny.
... Destiny maps out longevity.
Unlike men.
Boots were alike for sure.
Black leather
Green canvas...
Caked with red mud
... But the man,
The Soldier.
...often lay Caked with red Blood.
The Warrior experiences War.
... War will suffocate the experience of life.
... Boots are removed.
The journey has ended for the man.
... Even so.
... His boots remain,
Age has no effect.
... His journey continues in the hearts
Of the Brothers of war.
The boots are empty.
... But our hearts are full
We continue to walk in sorrow.
Alas,
we could not walk in freedom
If not for the empty boots.