Unsigned Bullet
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A kind of acrostic sonnet kind of thingy
intended for Armistice Day... a little overdue
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Unsigned: the bullet that entered my chest
No sender’s name and no sender’s address
So be this my lot then I shall find peace
In knowing I died a hero at least
Go now my brothers and crush this assault
No man that dies here shall have died for naught
Each man who falls while still holding his gun
Dies for the freedom of all and of one
Bring woe to those who would snatch us from Earth
Under these skies that shall witness our worth
Linger a while should you face your life’s end
Lest you may rise up to bear arms again
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Even ’pon seventy years here I stand
To honour the brave who fought for our land
Copyright © Terry Flood | Year Posted 2023
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