Fixing America In 500 Words Or Less Chapter 12 WRITING ON THE WALL [ co-written by Daniel Muhammad ] click here if song fails to play in 6 seconds                    Back in '68, in a land divided by hate                    Some picked up a sign, some a gun in answer to the call                    Headed off to war, what for, no one was really sure                    No one could see the writing on the wall                    Me and brother Abel, sittin’ at the table                    Eatin’ peas an' cornbread and Mom’s warm apple pie                    The day she got the word, word she’d long since feared                    A note that said we’re sorry, you’re true love had to die                    And all that’s left of Daddy is a name on some memorial                    Can’t we see the writing on the wall?                    Seems again of late in a land divided by hate                    Some pick up a sign, some a gun in answer to the call                    Headed off to war, what for, no one is really sure                    Seems like no one sees the writing on the wall                    Yeah, we’re sittin’ at the table minus brother Abel                    Eatin’ peas an' cornbread and Mom’s warm apple pie                    Last week she got the word, word she’d long since feared                    A note that said we’re sorry, your firstborn had to die                    All that’s left of Abel will be a name on some memorial                    Can’t we see the writing on the wall?                    Will we be sittin’ at the table without the son of Abel                    Eatin’ peas an' cornbread and Mom’s warm apple pie?                    When she gets the word, word she’s long since feared. . .                    Will we ever see the writing on the wall? * * Dedicated to  Vietnam War veteran and peace activist Ron Kovic, Vietnam War veteran and former state senator Max Cleland and to Diana VandeGeer, mother of the last soldier whose name is listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall; for Families of Soldiers Against War, Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace; inspired by Daniel Chapter 5. Click Here to Go Back to Contents Click Here to eMail the Author Copyright © December 10th, 2019 by Richard Aberdeen. Copyright © December 10th, 2019 by Freedom Tracks Records. ( including from several earlier copyrights ) No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher and signed by the author. For inquiries, please contact Freedom Tracks Records.  The essays entitled Revolution and Revolution ~ Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced and distributed as desired.