Mrs. Yolanda Nicholsen Poet Dramatic Verse

The Glory of a Senseless War

I approached the building again as always 
wearing wires concealed by my unborn child 
hunger returned while I feasted on raw 
celery sticks and half eaten chicken bones 

I'd wonder where exactly I belonged here 
among the fallen the dead beings reaching 
for honor in a forgotten world where stars 
and stripes stare down at humility 

while a sudden flush of freedom simply 
takes your breath away panting occurs 
as air becomes a personal diamond mine 
prepared for the willingly to die spies seeking 

solace behind enemy lines of stolen dog tags 
of rewritten survival skills sending chills of fear 
in a childlike expression covered beneath 
wartime benefits and maritime housing corporation 

tainted beyond the meek the weak who reaps 
for us in a senseless notion of where home was found 
after we return to glory shores and meaningless 
emotional balance trapped in tomorrow's yesterday

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Mrs. Yolanda Nicholsen July 20, 2021 at 11:28 AM i adored writing this piece