The Quietest War
"The Quietest War"
Solitude on silent paws
stretches strategically
under covers
a velvet skinned
war map to be read
by commanding
hands and fingers
welcomes the
Quietest War
gliding over
soft mountains
like he’s some
Messerschmitt
tasting the thrill
he's all hard metal
grazing bullets
Counter intelligence
pierces the barrier
sound the alert
She’s some kind of
advanced aerodynamic
Smiling Spitfire
winning
the Quietest War
taken
one day
at a time
(LadyLabyrinth /2020)
“As I walk this line, I am bound by the other side
And it's for my heart that I'll live
'Cause you'll never die
Well if you want to know me, I'm a war
Companion...”
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