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“Petals”
April 9, 2024
Soldiers on the battlefield
Bloody and battered
Running for their lives
Hoping to be spared
By the brutality that is war
And that one day
The grass that has been torn
And the flowers that were trampled
Will be seen again
In the form of a garden
Or a child
And in someone to love.
They hope that the flowers will not be included
In the count of the dead.
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Bradthebruh GOLD said...
on Apr. 18 at 1:25 pm
Chilling yet pretty unique take, especially with the last two lines. The concept of being spared BY the brutality makes me shrivel just thinking about it.
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