When A Veteran Dies

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    When A Veteran Dies

    So much pain in their hearts
    So many tears in their eyes
    It hurts like shooting darts
    When a veteran cries.

    Memories of war
    Keep most silent
    memories, I'm sure
    are the most violent.

    Flashbacks that burn
    A fire that's ice
    Friends that turn
    C-rations drier than rice.

    Buddies that die,
    Some end their life,
    Mothers that cry,
    It twists like a knife.

    Smothered with pain,
    Buried in the dirt,
    Covered in rain,
    A newly ripped shirt.

    Great success, when a veteran tries,
    Sickness and fear, when a veteran lies,
    Great heartbreak, when a veteran cries,
    But scars and pain...when a veteran dies...

    By Emily Wallace

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    Sydney commented on When A Veteran Dies

    06-19-2009

    wow. this is sad but it is also a good one too. this should make people think about those served in the war, any war. keep up the good work.
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    MouseGirl555

    07/24/2009

    yeah thanks

    Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you or else it is nothing, an empty formalized bore around which pedants can endlessly drone their notes and explanations.

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