The poem Facing It by Yusef Komunyakaa is very emotional to me. Having been to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial twice myself, I can easily picture the setting and the emotion around it. I like the poems free verse and the easy understanding of the poems words. I can also relate to the man's heartache and trying to decide what he sees now and what he saw then.....Having a very close friend who spent two tours in Iraq/Afghanistan I know how challenging it can be to face your feelings. My friend has a hard time "facing it" some days and sometimes wanders back into the memories of bad times.
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