A collection of original poetry from a Vietnam War Veteran, David Rose, who is diagnosed with PTSD by the Veterans Administration. Some of these poems are very personal and dark while others are lighter, but I wanted to make them available to the public as an educational tool to everyone who is interested. The poems are copyrighted, but can be used for any nonprofit reason with credits. It is my sincere wish that someone will find these heart-felt writings useful.
Friday, May 30, 2014
My PTSD Septic Tank is Broken
When I built my PTSD house 45 years ago
I installed a septic tank down below
A lot of poop has built up over the decades
Not all of it degrades
One day I thought I smelled something fishy
Went outside and the lawn was all squishy
Repair man said the tank had a crack
Would cost me a lot of jack
Decided to not repair it now
Would mask the smell somehow
City inspector said "Codes are not being met"
I said "Recent rain made the lawn that wet"
Soon the neighbors started to complain
Said I was contaminating the terrain
Later the toilet started to flow over
Because of all that poop out in the clover
Decided to use the toilet upstairs
To avoid those costly repairs
One day I came home and opened the front door
Got covered in poop from that damn war
David Rose - Vietnam Veteran - Combat Medic
Inspired by Dr. Lefton
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