you
crumple
til our bones lay
like an old poem
which rasps on and on
about insults,
forgiveness
goes limp
as our flag
is set on fire
and ashes blow
into the eyes of those who have lost
brothers , sisters,
mothers,
i
shiver under a desert sun and
quiver
as tongues rattle
across paper
Wow! So appropriate for Remembrance (?Veteran’s) Day.
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Thanks:)… was thinking about all the sides being taken in this country … like life is a football game and folks are committed to hating just cuz….
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There are no valid reasons to take sides! I understand clubs and groups of people with common interests but the vehement hatred is never justified.
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Right
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Written with righteous anger!
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🙂
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