I am struggling to put words together these days. But, I feel compelled to connect so for today, I am sharing a song and a poem.

SiriusXM served up Edwin Starr’s song, “War,” recorded in 1969 at the height of the Vietnam War.

You can find the lyrics here.

Today’s Poem of the Day from the Academy of American Poets is “War” by Gary Copeland Lilley. The poem is dedicated to Lilley’s friend who fought in the Army Special Forces and muses on the impact of war on the combatants.

“the man’s been in combat he’s seen what can I tell you he knows the need for a transcendent blues relief honed by the Blues-People the Indian my brother-man now got indigenous blues my brother-man genocide survivor joined the army airborne paratrooper delta force fought wars most Americans never know are happening in anywhere-South America”