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: In Thanks For Service Rendered by michaelcahill
Free-style poem: human suffering writing prompt entry



In Thanks For Service Rendered
 


To protect and serve
limb
heart
mind
life
soul
    
 
languish on land
           crawling thru bloodied muddied muck and gore
           for freedom's foundations
    
     jaundiced in jungles canopied prison
           gasping sand saturated breaths
                as the desert shimmers
    
     falling as wings detach unnaturally
     embraced by an ocean
     where you become
     another mystery
     of the deep
 
a hero's welcome
the loud brass sounds
hurting the ears
with intentionally loud praise
 
           cool breeze on a July freedom
           kind of evening
           the sky explodes with victory's emblems
           songs of valor fill the air
    
a worthless bum begs for a dime
 


Writing Prompt
The topic for this contest is: Human suffering.

Author Notes
The treatment of American Veterans is this country's greatest shame in my opinion.

     

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