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War's murmurs

June 5, 2012
By cassiacarter BRONZE, Paris, Other
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cassiacarter BRONZE, Paris, Other
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Melancholic dissipation

Draws a breath. Slow, lingering.

Breathe

Weapons of the heart

Fight weapons of society

By which do we suffer the most ?

Red flows of the flesh

Slithering on broken pavements

Lives brushed away

In the midst of the thunderstorm.

© Cassie H., Carmi, IL

The author's comments:
War was the main inspiration for this poem. Soldiers' emotions mingling honor, fear, hate, patriotism, and finally abandonment to their heart-shattering task.
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