THE WALL / INNOCENCE
(REMEMBER
THOSE WHO WENT AHEAD)
1999
Author - Unknown
1999
Author - Unknown
Remember those who
went ahead,
Their names should be etched in red.
Their names should be etched in red.
The black marble
is so cold and bare,
I saw a young girl standing there.
I saw a young girl standing there.
I felt the pain
that engulfed this girl,
Struck my heart with emotions aswirl,
Her cheeks and nose were cold and red,
A single name is what she said.
Struck my heart with emotions aswirl,
Her cheeks and nose were cold and red,
A single name is what she said.
It was the name of
father dear,
Her tiny figure amidst a stream of tears.
Her tiny figure amidst a stream of tears.
I felt the pain
that engulfed this girl,
Struck my heart with emotions aswirl.
Struck my heart with emotions aswirl.
So remember those
who went ahead,
But remember us too,
the little girl said.
But remember us too,
the little girl said.
Her mom came to
her - paused - then whispered low,
My dear it's time - it's time to go,
To leave this place of honored dead,
To those who went ahead.
My dear it's time - it's time to go,
To leave this place of honored dead,
To those who went ahead.
And as you grow
and endure the pain,
Ask the question - Did daddy die in vain?
Ask the question - Did daddy die in vain?
Remember those who
went ahead,
Their names should be etched in red.
Their names should be etched in red.
The black marble
so cold and bare,
I saw a young girl standing there.
I saw a young girl standing there.
Author
- Unknown
I found this poem several years when I lived in Michigan.
It still brings a mist to my eyes and a heaviness to my heart.
George A. Wendell
EN1/SW USN RET., In country RVN 68/69 Black Berets
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