Brandy Bigler
September 22, 2010
Poem response for
The Things They Carried
They carried themselves with honor
They carried guns, ammunition, and water
They carried pocket knives, wrist watches, and can openers
They carried good luck charms, pebbles, rabbit’s feet and his holy word.
They carried love letters, photographs, dreams, and memories
They carried the reminisce of lives lost, friends and foe
They carried their unweighed fear of the unknown
They carried the burden of the war on their shoulders
They carried their lost brothers’ souls
They carried the memories of the lives they once had
They carried the loved, the lost, and the forgotten
They carried a never ending burden
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