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What is War?

April 26, 2010
By UbanWriter11 SILVER, Canal Winchester, Ohio
UbanWriter11 SILVER, Canal Winchester, Ohio
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Luck is when Preperation meets opportunity


Is war how the green and beige uniforms resemble,
The green leaves of a rainforest,
And the brown sandy dunes of the Saudi Arabian Desert,
Is war when the soldiers wade quietly in the water,
As the slaves quietly did years ago when running away from their "masters",
Is war a way to show your cunningness,
Like the game of chess,
Is war how the guns of the soldiers,
Mirror a black snake waiting to leap out and crush its prey,
Is war how the tanks can represent,
A massive shark ready to rip everything to shreds,
Is war when the soldiers dirty boots tread through the mud,
Just like a tire speeding down a highway ramp under a shower of rain,
Is war like eyes lashes beating constantly,
Like terrifying thunder,
Or is war a way for our government to flex its muscles,
Like an alpha male male hippa showing its dominance,
War can mean many things,
Like a simple phrase,
Some people are for war,
Some are against it,
Some,
Like me,
Dont care for it,
But I respect the millions of mean and women that rish THEIR lives everyday,
For MY freedom,
And would like to show love to every war vet. and all the POW/MIA's,
Respecting everything that they do for this country.

The author's comments:
I saw the movie Jarhead or Black Hawk Down I dont remember, one of those

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on May. 19 2010 at 10:29 pm
AlexandraVasari PLATINUM, Fort Stewart, Georgia
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anytime!:)lol

on May. 19 2010 at 4:02 pm
UbanWriter11 SILVER, Canal Winchester, Ohio
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Luck is when Preperation meets opportunity

thank u! i appreciate your appreciatingness! lol

on May. 15 2010 at 11:18 pm
AlexandraVasari PLATINUM, Fort Stewart, Georgia
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"Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked"~ Gwen Stefani

This is beautifully written, I hav'nt read many poems about war on here and I appreciate you writting this!!!Both my Dad and brother are in the Army. Excellent job!:)