War

Severed madness….
  the wounds bleed again

All stitches have broken
  stains marking the end

Unsutured indemnity
  ensuring your pain

All flesh now in enmity
 —last bugler in flames 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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