Watching Dana Andrews

[karow]

The music swells
as he walks
slowly
among the ghosts
of a thousand airmen
the graveyard
of their aircraft
these planes
that came home
bringing most of
their crews
with them!

Thousands more
burnt
crushed
vaporized
in the skies
or on the
ground of
Europe
the Pacific
North Africa.

Fathers, husbands
brothers, sons
Lovers
Souls given for
Freedom
Rights
Thoughts
Expression-

the same ones
that will get you
called a
Traitor
if you use them
Now!

They gave
“The Best Years of Their Lives”
how dare we
give them away
without a
whimper!