Angst Military Poems

Before you kill me,
can you come to my home?
I will prepare a meal for you.
You can play with my children.
Together we can dance to music,
laugh...

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He was a man of many voices
All making a disparate whole
And by day you never knew
Which one would take control.
Some days you wouldn't know
The persona...

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He dreams day dreams of horror.
He could be anywhere,
But in his mind he’s instantly
Back inside that village there.
He hears those jungle sounds
Again and again and...

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A land fought over from antiquity,
It's fertile plains and mountains steep,
Coveted and plundered with iniquity,
It's people slaughtered as helpless sheep.

From Alexander, through Genghis Khan,
Invading hordes...

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The morning sun’s oppressive; a nasty b*tch in heat on Rizal Avenue,
Where vendors hawk their cigarettes, baloot, and dog meat barbecue.
The jeepneys buzz the intersection...

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Fly high banner into a blue sky. 
Dark reigns again tonight, 
red stars fall burning bright, 
city streets running 
with oil of ruined machines.
Of dark...

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The mind eternal lies before us always.
Less pure in tone, we come to it drenched with life;
Fearless companion in our hour of days. 
A purity...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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driving son back to naval boot camp —
                 ...

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I meant to do something else
Instead of turning my life to 
Destroying myself by my teenage moods
I left the Air Cadets in late summer 88

I...

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A SNIPERS TALE
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


My spotter and I form a highly efficient crew
Dedicated to eliminating those menacing you
We take up position under the cover of...

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The puppet masters plot and weave, when first they practice to deceive
From Bush to Bush the fire spreads, a wildfire born from the Great Beasts...

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Refused To Go
I should have joined the Air Force
This is very clear to me now
At the time it wasn't clear
The sudden new mad moods in...

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It was a good day today,
Sun was out, rain stayed away.
Feeling good, No tabs to pop,
Clear out the shed, needs doing,
Got everything out, then it...

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Holidays Together

We stand tall next to each other, 
in the choir before Our Lord. 
We are happy to sing, 
for Him…

We are humble 
that are...

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