Notes About The Poem

Two opposing soldiers standing face to face, weapons drawn.

Another Time Another Place

Another  time, another place; 
it wouldn’t need to be like this.
Another word, another phrase; 
we wouldn’t feel and live like this.

Another lie, another truth; 
we wouldn’t need to see like this.
Another voice, another name; 
the guns would never need to bang 
like this.

Another me, another you; we 
wouldn’t stand in silent fear like this.

Another world, another life; 
we wouldn’t hear the internal screams 
like this.

Another time, another place; 
perhaps we could have been friends?

Another time, another place; 
we wouldn’t need to kill and end 
our lives like this.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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November 17, 2019 at 5:49 PM
Nicely put x
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