Best Battle Scarred Poems

Battle Scarred Card

Saw battle scared card which had been barred
Entering America and voting does seem so hard
Number crossing is small like a tiny thimble
And of poverty is becoming a great symbol.

Walls were assembled where names were etched
Number coming to America again was stretched
So we could...

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The old"yeller" cat, perched on the step,
So battle-scarred and worn;
He relished the warmth of the sun on his bones,
On that sweet,spring morn.

One ear was permanently bent over,
And the other--well, that was half gone.
These were long-healed reminders 
Of ancient skirmishes this brave warrior had won.

He walked...

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These are the things i remember the most,
My dad kept moving from coast to coast.

For a minute i thought he was running from me,
 in the end i knew it was his destiny.

The woman he married, oh how brutal it was,
the fear and the damage...

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No towel dries these stains
Dragon scales that pierce my soul
Hateful words that scorch my heart
Your reptilian heart
Stay hidden among strangers
Battle scarred by your coarse touch 

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