"Ovamboland"
by Neville Johnson
I wanted to travel to no man's land and feel the soft white sand under my green boots.
I wanted to feel the hot scorching sun on my face and disappear into the African sunset.
All I wanted was to fight next to you in Ovamboland.
Neville Johnson is a UK veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland. Follow him here. Listen to the Savage Wonder podcast episode with him here.
Sweeping Leaves in the Wind, Good Soldiers Don’t Cry, and Alone in a Crowded Room by the Veterans Collective, featuring selections from Neville Johnson.
In Love…&War: The Anthology of Poet Warriors by Dead Reckoning Collective, featuring selections from Neville Johnson.
Learn more about Veterans Repertory Theater here.