MY EVERLASTING SHELL SHOCK

Some doctors argued that the only cure for shell-shock was a complete rest away from the fighting. If you were an officer you were likely to be sent back home to recuperate. However, the army was less sympathetic to ordinary soldiers with shell-shock. Some senior officers took the view that these men were cowards who were trying to get out of fighting. I can't lose forever, but I'm doomed to try, because I keep on hearing a voice inside NUNCA TIVE A FORTUNA DE ESCUTAR VOZEZINHAS INTERNAS, MAS NUTRO DESTEMIDO PALPITE DE QUE É COISA DA QUAL NÃO ME ARREPENDERIA. QUERIA OUVIR SINFONIAS INTEIRAS, VERSOS MURMURADOS COM O SOTAQUE DO TENNESSEE E, NATURALMENTE, FINAIS INFELIZES SOBRE FAMÍLIAS DESMORONADAS E GENTE CORROMPIDA. MEUS FONES ME MACHUCAM OS OUVIDOS, E CARREGAR A BATERIA SEMPRE ME DEIXA UM DESCONFORTO, COMO TOMADA OCIOSA...