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June 21, 2007 at 05:46:52

"They Can Love"

by Jim Bush Page 1 of 3 page(s)

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He opened the doors wide
And took me inside

He pointed to some bags in a corner
"Those are filled with bones" he said

"Some have only skulls inside"

"The Ones with skulls
Are divided into those that are children's
And those that are adults"

"Those, in turn, are divided by gender
And also by age"

"Then there are the bags that contain
Different kinds of bones"

"Collar bones, ribs, arm bones, leg bones, etc."

"These are also divided by age and gender"

"You see, we must keep track of everything"
"We must not let anything be misplaced or forgotten"

His earnestness pierced his tears
As he pointed to another corner

"Over here, we have the drums," he said

"Each one contains a different body organ"

"Once again, these are divided into type, age, and gender"

"Some are filled with body fluids"

"Blood, bile, excrement"

"I wonder if they realize how much fluid a body contains?"
He said, almost in a whisper

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Jim Bush is a 61 year old, Vietnam-era veteran, currently living in Katy,Texas. He was raised in a military family. His father received the Silver Star for directing troops while under air attack at Clark Field in the Phillipines, survived the Bataan Death March, and spent three and a half years in a Japanese POW camp. He also received the Purple Heart for wounds received while a POW. Jim served as an army photographer in Okinawa and Korea. In 1987 he traveled to the war zones of Nicaragua with a veteran's group dedicated to stopping the Contra War.