HE WAS A VIETNAM VET, A
LITTLE DOWN ON HIS LUCK.
AS HE SAT ON THE CORNER WITH
HIS DOG AND HIS RUCK.
HE HELD A SIGN THAT SAID,
"CAN YOU LEND A HAND,
TO AN OLD SOLDIER LIVING ON
THE LAND?"
ME AND MY DOG HAVEN'T ATE
FOR A WHILE,
AND I CAN'T GIVE ANYTHING IN
RETURN EXCEPT A SMILE.
BUT IF YOU COULD GIVE A
DOLLAR OR TWO,
I WOULD BE TRULY GRATEFUL,
ALONG WITH MY DOG BLUE.
AS I SAT AT THE CORNER IN
THE SAFETY OF MY CAR,
I GAVE HIM A FATEFUL LOOK
FROM AFAR.
I DEBATED WHETHER TO HELP OR
JUST DRIVE AWAY.
BUT THAN I THOUGH, THAT
COULD BE ME SOME DAY.
SO I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW
AND HANDED HIM A SAW BUCK.
AND TOLD HIM I KNEW HOW IT
FELT TO BE DOWN ON ONE'S LUCK.
HE WAS EVER SO GRATEFUL AND
NOT AT ALL RUDE,
HE THANKED ME AND SAID,
"NOW I CAN BUY SOME DOG FOOD."
HE PACKED UP WHAT LITTLE HE
HELD IN HIS POSSESSION,
AND START TO HEAD DOWN THE
ROAD TO THE NEXT DESTINATION.
AS I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY,
HE TURNED, AND I HEARD HIM
SAY,
"THANKS FOR HELPING A
BROKEN DOWN SOLDIER AND HIS DOG BLUE.
YOU ARE TRULY AND ANGEL AND
MAY GOD BLESS YOU."
1 JULY 2002