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Tomorrows Soldier

I am alone No food no water No mother no father I am a shell I am afraid I shiver The night’s cold I long for the warmth of....... ISIS shall be your blanket We shall provide you the warmth We shall feed you My little one, here is your gun We shall march forth to other villages Together God willing we shall avenge your sorrows Tomorrows soldier, is now fully trained Blood and Allah his new found allies Brothers in arms The little boy The soldier who slaughtered his future Together, bonded in wars of hate The dawn of the morning When even evil slumbers and sleeps A Butterfly flutters with the rising sun Looking sadly upon this orphan The future soldier has never seen such beauty He can’t help but steal a smile from his past The Fritillary speaks softy not to awaken the army of hate I bring you life little one and news from above Confused the little one stares The butterfly speaks yet again Mother and father now weep for you Tears fall from the heavens little one Mother Father? but they are dead! No little one, they have passed on only Saddened by your pain and unhappiness They wait patiently to give you back your laughter Must I die? Must I? To be with them again? No little one, you must live, fully You must have love and compassion So that the heavens and the earth shall cease the tears Who are you butterfly, so wise and meek? I am you little one and I am god The butterfly hugged this future soldier The orphan felt the warmth of such strong wings A miracle for sure the little one thought As he dropped his weapon Truly happy, for his path he now knew He ran away from the battle, in utter euphoria Epilogue The old soldier of Allah’s wars Once a young boy long ago With eyes so cold Shot the little one in the back

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Date: 7/6/2014 11:54:00 PM
You don't have to be a 'little boy' to be used for dubious causes by society. But the butterfly who claims divine purpose also seems evil. Why does he lie to the little boy about his future, where is the warmth of his wings in sending the little boy to his death? Is there really irony in the old soldier shooting the little boy in the back? No, the old soldier letting the little boy go and then committing suicide, that would be ironical. Your first poem Thunder is the best of the 3.
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Date: 7/3/2014 7:34:00 AM
Wow Arthur I loved the continuation! You are such a good story teller!
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/4/2014 11:10:00 PM
I am full of......... s...... tories
Date: 7/1/2014 3:13:00 PM
Powerful, sad sombre ending, with words that transmit the happenings/events that our past has endured, and so do our today's, as will our tomorrow's. No badge or uniform, ever stopped a bullet from a gun. Thoroughly absorbing piece Arthur, and it has to be read more than once, James :)
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/4/2014 11:09:00 PM
Thanks James!
Date: 7/1/2014 3:32:00 AM
Tragic again and soo sad,.... I request for one happy ending..:) I love how you use " the little one" .. Declaring innocence and weakness...vulnerability too
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/4/2014 11:08:00 PM
See, there was a part 2!!!! and even a part 3 !!!!
Date: 6/30/2014 11:23:00 PM
How sad my friend....too much pain...futures lost...we must cease the tears....nice Arthur
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/30/2014 11:25:00 PM
Thanks Tim, much appreciated!
Date: 6/30/2014 11:17:00 PM
This is part 2 to Thunder
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