VIETNAM

You know

it bears remembering

that Rome was felled by illiterate savages

and that Balder the Beautiful

was slain by some mistletoe.

Microsoft was run out of a garage

and the pissant upstarts in this country

kept England on her toes for generations.

Jack and the Beanstalk isn't just a story.

It's a way of life

one that repeats

repeatedly

until sometimes

legends die

for new ones to form

from their very ashes.

Just something that bears remembering

something to keep in mind.