Sad War Poems

keeping 
the sad notes
locked away
keeps me
sane
however
sometimes
it hurts
not to hurt
and I need
a little cut
to bleed away 
some of
life's pain
so I write 
a little poem...

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What is the feeling of being alone?
Alongside with guilt
Without anyone but a stone
With your name engraved on it

Death is like a torture 
With no hesitation
There...

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I was from a poor rural county in Iowa
The kind that drafts young men during wars
Back in the late sixties many of our men went...

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It is a poet who sings
It's a writer who tells
His stories.

It is an author who expresses himself
He is a speaker of the highest esteems
Who review...

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The soldier let out a wounded sigh,
And tried hard not to cry.
The battlefield was now bloody,
And thanks to a torrential rain, it was quite muddy.

It...

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There's a field nearby with words written in stone
Ash set in then blew away; like fallen snow
Planes came in dropping bombs till all atone
Following, guns...

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In the battlefields, weapons are volatile.
 When the sinister charm of the angel of death preaches the gospels of chaos.
 When the greed of bloodthirsty...

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Meandering through
the cracks of a
Baltic horizon
stripped of
its lunary luminance,
streams of darkness slither
their way through
the calloused sieve of a
monochromatic
midnight sunrise
that unfurls its
featherless wings
over Leningrad





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Peace and unity sing in harmony, echoing worldwide,
When acts of humility replace revenge-infused pride,
When narrowness of mind, naked ambitions subside,
When nations of goodwill, stand together...

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Deep in my shrewd mind, a storm rages on 
Dark clouds gather as the wind howls till dawn
A tempest of thoughts, I cannot control
A battle...

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"Sweet child in time,
you'll see the line
the line that's drawn between
good and bad"

Having cold sweats again in this godforsaken ninety degree heat. Shivering uncontrollably. God,...

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Where is humanity? 
as Congolese players,
stuffs and fanatics 
were about to sing
their national anthem 
at Afcon tournament,
they put their right hands 
on their mouths
to express...

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My steps are not too distant from yours 
...and yours 
illuminating offers of respect, 
removing doubtful intentions.

look around when crashing down
I am beside you, waiting...

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To Sir,
or Whoever Runs the Universe:

I’m here to say
   your vision appears flawed
   your choices bewildering and sad,
The pure besmirched,
The good...

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Pride jumped into a frightening battle,
Too selfish, this war was never settled,
Almost so dark, felt like stars would rattle.
Inside, pride’s heart and spirit were mettled.

Pride...

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