Chris Woolnough

HALF A MILE OF BAD ROAD

Oh children, it’s just a click away;
It’s just a click away.
A shrapnel ridden mother carries her shredded baby,
Oh mother; it’s just a click away.
It’s just a click away.
The soldiers in base camp with save you;
They’re just a click away.
The VC were out to kill the population;
They’re just a click away.
There’s a blood bath at the rock pile;
It’s just a click away.
The baby died in the soldiers eyes;
He’s just a click away;
Just a click away.
He buried his ghosts in Vietnam;
He’s just a click away.

Insanity of war, like a ticking bomb
Oh soldier; it’s just a click away,
Just a click away.