How to Tell a True War Story

The truth is in the eyes of the buffalo,
The way of gentleness which conquers all hate,
The life which cannot be put out.

He wanders not on accident, as if far from home.
He is there to be found, to be taken and led,
Leading us through all in the utmost humility.

(after reading the chapter “How to Tell a True War Story” in the book,
The Things They Carried
)

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