Korea, 1954
21 stayed -
prisoners of war
US soldiers joined the Chinese
20 had never heard of Communism except as a dirty word.
They told me, "Don't you marry that Mexican girl,
it'll be a curse on the whole family."
19 felt unloved and unwanted by fathers or stepfathers -
he worked nightshift in the Lockheed plant:
we buried him in the backyard
17 did not finish high school -
I made it to graduation:
enlisted the next day.
18 took no part in school activities or sports -
we helped mom in the general store,
sold chocolate to the rich kids.
16 were withdrawn, lone wolves -
little brother was only two
when dad died drunk.
15 had average to low intelligence quotients -
you can only listen to so many notions
before you become a basket case.
posted by judy j @ 2:55 PM
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