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Short Conscription Poems

Short Conscription Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Conscription by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Conscription by length and keyword.


Dogma Incarnate
Religion in practice…
arms length from God
Close enough to see,
never to touch

Single lens focus,
vision for sale
Dogma as deity
—conscription at birth

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)...

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Categories: conscription, religion,
Form: Free verse



No Matter the Cost
Democracy is messy, 
  thank God that it’s not

Tyranny once embedded,
  all freedom is lost

No liberty for the indentured,
  conscription for thought

Free speech for the patriots
   —no matter the cost

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2016)...

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Categories: conscription, freedom,
Form: Rhyme
The Politics Of Religion
The arrogance
of conscription
the blasphemy
of denial

Abraham
shouting high above
to dam
the bloody Nile

We speak with words
deceptive
to try and steal
the peace

As blasphemy
that self destructs
in arrogance
— repeats

(The New Room: March, 2024)
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Categories: conscription, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Conscription
Let all the war hawks
And war hungry
World leaders

Be conscripted 
To stand on the front lines

To satisfy their souls
Thirst for war

In straight 
Regimental lines

As the world
Hears their whines

(C)
Copyright John Duffy 

Foundation of the piece.

Would the thirst for war have a different narrative, if those advocating for it, served on the front lines?

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Categories: conscription, war,
Form: Rhyme
The Final Act
Is consciousness different than having a soul,
reflection unhallowed—eternity trolled

Does the magic within us begin and then end,
finite conscription—one lifetime to spend

And if unrelated, then what lies between
what we feel and we ponder—perchance then to dream

Till that final unveiling where death at last shows
the truth of the matter—that nobody knows

(Villanova University: October, 2020)...

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Categories: conscription, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme




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