Tag: war
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My Savagery
Contains graphic words and depictions of war and violence. If you are easily offended, please be warned. Thank you. The chains that bind I’m not your slave I shatter them You can’t be saved Your jugular Ripped from your throat On River Styx Your body floats Your broken skull Lay in my hands Berserker beast…
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In Darkest Heart (Poem)
Edit: I was just rereading this poem from way back months ago and decided to repost it today. I have changed a few words for purposes of flow, but the core remains intact. In darkest heart is where I dwell Deep within this sweltering hell Far from life and far from love Far from Heaven,…
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Another Day
Another day down in the trenchAmidst the dirt, amidst the stenchAnother day of cursed warSleeping on an earthen floorO’er the top we go againA war that no one’s bound to winNo man’s land, no land for meWe fight for all that’s good and freeThe sound of mines, the wretched gasIt billows on down through the…
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What Do You Remember?
No Theme Thursday I remember hugging my family goodbye, not knowing what awaited me. I remember sitting on the tarmac in the dead of night. I remember seeing a Budweiser vending machine in Germany and thinking it was the coolest thing ever. I remember the first time my feet touched the desert sand and thinking…
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Killer Like Me
No Theme Thursday *Explicit Language and Content Warning* The pain. The sweat. The mud. The blood. The screams. The limbs. The death. The flood. The booze doesn’t kill the pain. Neither do the drugs. I don’t want to be here, but I don’t want to go home either. My buddy wrote to me. He said…
The Beginning At Last 