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The Veteran

Only the Veteran can know real peace
For only he has seen the real War,
Trapped forever it will haunt him,
Pain seeping from his pores,
He fights selflessly
for better days to come
Never realizing the murders,
The years have made him numb
Too numb to comprehend
The pain he caused countless families,
In his eyes though
He was preventing major tragedies,
A victim of a selfless act
Waiting on his new lease,
The veteran has witnessed true war,
And because of that he'll never find true peace...

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James Burns June 29, 2010 at 12:42 AM A candid relation of the dilemma that a soldier finds himself in once he has gone to war. Well thought out and executed. I found myself emotionally torn with regards to the plight of the soldier and sobered by the closing remark.