Facing It

      War can be a very tramatic experience and many do not recover from the affects of war. Years later, after war is over, many veterans find that simple everyday task become it own battle. In this poem the speaker goes to the merorial of the Veitnam war in attempt to finally face his demons but this is a bigger challenge than even he could've imagined. It is even difficult for him to differentiate between what is real and what is not, the memories of war stare right back at him in the reflections of people and objects at the memrial. He himself is a mirroring image of war, decribing himself as "prey" and comparing himself to stone, a man hardened by war.