The ravages of war are horrible,the soldiers go to war and come back home broken either mentally or physically.This is truly a wonderfully penned poem.
Man , don't stop writing the truth of your experiences or heart. You have a gift and I love to read your poems. I especially like these because I can relate and I feel the guts and grit of your meaning.
"A wild card of phallic madness" - you are possibly the only poet that has the ability to hype, intrigue, disgust and arose me at the same time, bravo!
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Big Brother, this was very well written - and you are reminding me of a poem I wrote long ago. I had forgotten about it until you wrote this. I'll see if I can recall and post it today - and it is about war, and a fellow I knew many years ago who was in a flying military squadron.
You should also understand while a traitor may be a coward, a coward is not necessarily a traitor. There is a difference ... And the people pulling your general's strings - telling which of their regiment who to shoot and kill. A good number of them have never fired a gun in their life.
Are they the cowards then ? Or traitors ? Who is worse ? Someone who refuses to kill or someone who will readily kill as long as someone else does it for them and carries that heavy burden on their conscience for the remainder of their life ?
War is ugly business, Rico. That is why it is to be AVOIDED, that is why many people don't like it, that is why I hope to see a day wars - all of them, become a thing of the past, and no-one - not ever - gets hurt again ...
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Good insights. Thank you lil bro
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Have a good one. 'bout ready to call it a day and watch a little Robot Chicken before bedtime. :3read moreHave a good one. 'bout ready to call it a day and watch a little Robot Chicken before bedtime. :3
Although, I do not disagree; sometimes we must fight. I cannot help think of the pain and suffering we wreak before we learn empathy. If only I could undue some of things I have done. Powerful write.
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Thank you Pride
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Powerful words, Pryde, and well-spoken. I have always avoided fighting all of my life. I sometimes w.. read morePowerful words, Pryde, and well-spoken. I have always avoided fighting all of my life. I sometimes wonder where I would be had I fought some of the encounters I was coerced into. I think ultimately - I would've wound up worse than where I am today, so I don't regret fighting, but I do regret others trying to coax me into doing so.
Man I hate war and all it enrails. But I sure as hell appreciate the soldiers who answered the call in the 2 world wars, Korea and Vietnam etc. Otherwise we all be reading this in Japanese or German having been overrun by brutal invaders. I know Vietnam and the Middle Eastern conflicts weren't popular wars, but this in no way lowers the magnitude of the commitment of those who fought there. So, while I never fought myself, I hail the heros who did. I share your sentiments 100%. Bloody great read, love the rhyming and power in the message, going in my favs. Thanks BR
One of your best pieces Truth is I see it as a ode to youth.
The ghosts who followed me back home
Tell secrets of my past
Cast long shadows on the ceiling
Reminders of my caste
this is the best of it Quite prophetic
I write just for the hell of it
A way to spend some time
Blurting out in cyber space
Whatever's on my mind
Maybe funny maybe tragic
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