Long Friendly fire Poems

we sat, my brother and I
leaning against the old wood pannels of the room
the smoke engulfed us like breath
as the threat of violence loomed

his voice was quiet still
passion and regret burned in his eyes
when he...

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YOU CLAIM TO BE ACE ROTHSTEIN A BOSS
COMMITING HIEST ON DISABLED ELDERLY 
PERSONS BREAKING INTO MOBLE HOME 
GOLF CARTS AND MEDICATION BOXES 
RETRIEVING ANTIDEPRESSANTS HIGH 
BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINES HEART 

MEDICINES AND VIAGRA PUSHING THESE 
MEDICATIONS...

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On December the twenty eight in the year eighteen ninety
Major Samuel Whitside was on patrol, with the seventh cavalry
When they sighted a party of Indians from the Lakota nation
And told them they'd be escorted to...

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There is a violent war that’s not in movies.
These soldiers we lost are not seen on TVs.
Friendly fire is the biggest killer of our men.
Per soldier lost at war, at home we lost over 10.

People...

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Thralldom etched in Homo sapiens (mine) DNA

Though your true blue stated civilian
never enlisted nor impressed,
nonetheless I own an opinion
originally embarked on poetic quest
to express purposelessness,

when soldiers rest
at peace i.e. eternally,
many attired courtesy
smart uniform strong with...

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I won 1st place in the school oratorical contest
I got to say my poem in front of the whole school and they gave me a medal
I was proud that I was 1st

But he never told...

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A scream stretches out into the night
A desperate call heard but with guilt ignored
An echoing beacon of another battle commence
As neighbours run to their bunkers to escape its call
As blood drips from walls

In separate tombs
Two...

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The Private caressed his balls out of action during the short ceasefire

the Army had scanned him for testosterone because they needed a killer

He bit into a Milky Way as he cradled his crotch to get...

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If you can hear this emergency broadcast,
we urge all citizens to remain in their homes
The quarantine has been breached,
and there now is panic in the streets ...

It's going down,
just like all of the holy prophets...

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Come sign up, they said.
It will be fun. It is wonderful. You will love it.
Two recruiters to my ego fed
Ideas of how great I would be, a perfect fit.

It was the Gulf War, nothing big.
Nothing...

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Offended is an expensive Vintage
blended 
lacking precision 
I recommend a less sulfuric fermentation


-----------Varietals-------------

grapes of wrath
so much to offer
each glass
examine
swirl
smell
breathe and savor 
see legs of the vine 
tannins to taste

or we can 
over drink 
over think
get...

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He enters the neighborhood bitter 
from cold cases old grudges and gripes 
his musty breath is shallow stone cold 
coming from his angry nostrils transferred 
yet again for bad behavior after sucking
the life out of...

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Fight for your country. 
Fight for your freedom
Obey your Commander. 
Your Sergeant 
Squad leader. 
Obey. 
Drilled into you, over and over.
Do it again.
Like clockwork.
Day in day out, orders become second nature. Years go by
Groundhog day.
Following...

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*Image of Ukraine Chronicles by PJC.

Top of the Charts 2023
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Tell me, my friend, when can I send 
My spirit gently into that good night? 
How many times do I have to die 
Before I get it right? 
Every car crash, train wreck, 
Overdose, misstep,...

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You guys never laughed at me for spoiling you rotten in glee

With spilt milk over nothing as if I created exquisite novel cuisine

Of course your applause was quite muted because of the padding

Maybe you secretly...

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She called me her angel
A week before she died
I didn't see beyond the mask
I only heard my own sigh

Her cry was lost
Like her ashes now

The wind of fortune and future and change
Blew her away

But my...

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I can tell you that the edge of oblivion is a 
comforting place for the wise
Oblivious to the wondering eyes of the layman
that watch, things are seen just as they are
All it takes is a...

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a few people did something awful
many lives were claimed
seeking to destroy the terrorist
with eye for an eye
the whole world blind
to the fact that those dieing in their communities
are not to blame
the children and housewives
did not...

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It was dark and cold,
Sitting, we could hear the wind whistle through the palm leaves,
With fire from the wood , we kept warm,
Stories from the old lady refreshed the mind,
telling of great rulers,warriors and inventors,
Laughter...

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The battle ground is smooth
and well-defined.  Love is the defender.
Hate dies of its own neglect; 
then when forcing its attack, 
invokes the solemn rite
of stand your ground, 
of casualty by friendly fire,
and of preemptive...

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The paper sits in front of me… what do I say
I’m leaving this world, can’t see another day
Do I start with thanks
Do I end with goodbye
With each stroke my heart writes red
Perhaps it’s time for...

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My baseball cap is my helmet and my Nike's are my boots, 
My country is my hood and my colors on my flag are niether red white or blue, 
My weapon of choice is my...

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Your eyes were roaming over my ruined life
And I could feel the shame rising up
A hurricane in my chest, hot winds ripping through my body
I could have collapsed under the pressure of your silence
Time. Tick....

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soldier
and medic, 
in the thick of war; 
his first-ever deployment.
frozen 
with fear
amid intensifying gunfire;
crouching down
in the foxhole,
trembling
friendly fire 
whizz back and forth.
blood-soaked casualties of war
litter the battlefield,
all around him 
as he treats
the gravely wounded.
all too...

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