Fire Fight

How very inconsiderate,
dieing in the open;
shirking anonymity
behind the raging green.

You avoided the cacophony,
left random bullets blameless,
then when your God 
abandoned You,
He left

just You,

alone;
refused to leave your ruined face
behind the mangled sandbags,
or in a shallow foxhole,
instead of here,

with Me
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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May 13, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Wayne.. congratulations on your wonderful feature of the week... I sure enjoyed... take care,..p.d
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May 13, 2011 at 9:20 AM
Good poem...touching and timely.
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May 9, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Congratulations Wayne on your well deserved poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol
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May 9, 2011 at 5:24 AM
Congratations on your poem being featured this week, Wayne
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May 8, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Congrats Wayne on your featured poem this week on P.S. a great piece to share with us all my friend with luv.. hope all is well with u..
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