My name is Captain Thomas Blake
William’s company commander
I am very sorry for the loss of your son
at the hands of a sniper
I did not get to know him as he was assigned
to my company only a week ago
I have enclosed his personal effects:
1. a sepia toned picture of a young woman holding a
baby boy with Mom and Me in black marker scrawled on the back
2. an envelope with the name Susie written in feminine hand on
the front containing a love letter from her
3. a well gnawed penicil and tattered notebook-
your son was an excellent poet
4. one dog eared Gideon New Testament
5. the Scot Terrier token from Monopoly
wrapped in a zip lock bag
It is with deepest regret we can only return these enclosed
items and not your living son.
With humble regards
Capt. Thomas Blake
Co. A
1st Battalion
504th Inf. Reg
82nd Airborne Div.
Awareness
Consciousness
Mindfulness
Existence
(Note: title should read. A.C.M.E. Inf. It says u can use punctuation in in the title box, doesn't work for me. ????)
A simple life,
Is all that we dreamed of,
To raise our families,
To be proud of the country we call home.
Our lives were interrupted,
By the rantings of a madman,
Who thought that genocide,
Gave him the right to eliminate a race.
So he talked a country into believing,
The color of your hair and eyes,
Made you superior.
They listened to him,
They believed him,
Not knowing what he was capable of,
And how far he would go.
Yet when they saw the Ashes,
Fall from the sky they turned,
Ignoring what they knew was true.
No one wanted to go against him.
So they remained silent.
The horror became present when,
The 45th Inf Div from Oklahoma,
Walked thru the gates of Dachau,
When they saw walking skeletons,
In pajamas begging for food and water.
The soldiers were so appalled,
And heartbroken they brought,
The non-believers back showing,
That no one will ever be silent again.
The world will know everything,
That happened here today.
Diet, Sweet love...
I'm indeed What i am:
zero calorie style ...
without sugar and
almost without salt ...!
If I look this way,tasteless,
but I can say:
I'm sweeter than honey ...
If I'm half a lemon, I wish
be squeezed by you ... to be
taken with savor ... to
alter your heartbeat ...!
Come, come and taste me ...
you will taste it ...? crazy thing !
I will be your noble delight...
Cashew in your mouth ... !
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Cashew tree
my Soul begets My heart
my Heart begets My mind
my Mind begets My consciousness
my Consciousness begets My awareness
my Awareness begets My being
my Being begets My energy
my Energy infuses My infinity
my Infinity inf ,...,..,.,
Proactive, Nature
Ok, happinEss
Smiling, enGaging
Inspire, ideAlism
Team, specTacular
Involved, infInite
Vigour, rejuVenate
Excite, agreEable
You can always find a NEGATIVE
in a positive,
but, you can always find a POSITIVE
in a negative.
I'll go with the '+' any day.
in the lonely foot steps of
the dying forest we
walk on naked
feet, dews of
the green leaves
spread and inf-
ect our faili-
ng minds
fire works in the occipitals
heart breaking wailing
of distant trees ,we
are swimming in
the lake of our
insecurity
I did not the write this and it's just a simple cadence from the Army but the wife of a dear friend
that I served in the Army with called me yesterday to tell me he died of Alcoholism.
In Memory of Sgt Joshua Smith 1st Battalion 75th Inf.
C-130 rolling down the strip !!
Airborne Ranger gonna take a little trip !!
Stand Up!
Hook Up ! Shuffle to the door !!
Jump Right out and Count to 4 !!
If my chute don't open wide !!
I got another one by my side !!
If that one should fail me too !!
Look out Hell !! I am coming through. !!
The End.
.
It isn't much but its' from the heart. We use to say, it wasn't for the money, or the fame, or for our Country, it was for the guy next to you
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