Anyone Who Steps in the Way
Paul’s not a veteran of Vietnam
but he goes there in his dreams
to watch his brother Tim
walk in hazy streams sprayed
with Agent Orange before he
came home to Indiana
farmed the land for 30 years
grew weaker all the time
saw a doctor in town who had
no idea what was wrong
but a specialist in the city
understood Tim’s problem
said it was too late, couldn’t
help him, so Tim wasted away
from a product proudly
made in the U.S.A.
by Monsanto, one that still
harvests people today.
Agent Orange has never
played favorites, takes anyone
who steps in the way.
Donal Mahoney
