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War of the Mind

Bodies lay dead and dying
Wounds never healing
Thought’s captured for life

Fears never thought of before
Innocents disappeared
Noises trapped in the mind

Bullets flying hitting on target
Graves unmarked and missing
Traps with exploding power

Death and destruction for politics
Coming home to burning flags
Sleepless nights of terror

Now riots in the street
Is this what we fought for?

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Anna Hopper

September 12, 2020 at 11:06 AM

This is so incredibly relevant and infuriating! Thanks for sharing!!

Jennifer Proxenos

September 11, 2020 at 2:44 AM

This has a powerful message my friend - no its certainly not what all these brave soldiers died, maimed and tortured fought for. The ones protesting peacefully for what matters is fine, but the ones that cause destruction, fires, innocent people dying should be sought out and stopped. Blessings and hugs Bobby Jenn.

Gershon Wolf

September 9, 2020 at 8:50 PM

The riots and the looting are clearly NOT what you fought for... Unfortunately, the same dunderheads who haven't supported our troops since 1965 are now running the cities of this country, and they are an abject disgrace, scum-of-the-earth... AND there is no Republican opposition to alter their hell-bent course to destruction... See what effect this has had on me, Bobby. You have written some powerful poems. This should have been POTD. Thank you, Gershon