In the poem, “Camouflaging Chameleons,” by Yusef Komunyakaa, Komunyakaa employs the literal sense of guerrilla warfare through imagery, while he engages metaphors to reveal the psychological aftermath of soldiers in the Vietnam war. Komunyakaa’s meaning of the poem is dependent on the title, “Camouflaging the Chimera.” A chimera—mythologically based—is a hybrid composed of multiple beasts: a lion, goat, and a snake. It was also considered a satanic force of raw nature that permanently melded unlikely animals into one unnatural form. As Komunyakaa’s narrative soldiers traipse through the jungle, they are forced themselves to merge with the flora and fauna for survival. A chimera of their own making. Another meaning for chimera is that of an