Soldier Voice Poems

What is the point of grandma’s lullaby
if the child nestled in her arms
cannot be soothed?

Or the wail of the bagpipes,
lost as easily as the soldier’s...

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Soldiers never tire of “Yes Sir”!
Forgetful lips a long storm stir, 
Disciplinary frog jumps for an hour
Or a free fall from a waiting tower.

Soldiers love...

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Sonnets XVII-XXIV

Discrimination
by Michael R. Burch

The meter I had sought to find, perplexed,
was ripped from books of "verse" that read like prose.
I found it in sheet...

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In darkness, 

I couldn't see,

the monster nearing me.

 I heard,

the clock ticking, 

the old wood floors,

creaking.


I felt my breath catching, 

heard, 

his lips smacking.


I felt,

his...

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Come on boys' sign your name, train them, and send them out to fight. 
Praise them once a year, let 22 die with a red...

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I can walk, talk,
Think and breath, 
I can try, cry,
understand and comprehend.

My past is a video,
My present is a concern,
My future is a vision,
My voice...

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Every morning
When I glance into the mirror
I look deep inside
Deeper than my subtly-thinning hair
Deeper than my raven beard
Deeper than my mocha complexion
Laden with marks
Of life's...

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Riot
                        ...

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Forbidden nectar taste so sweet 
She smiles as I play in her garden of eden 
Her lips pucker anxiously, but her face remains completely still...

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My name is Keisha..
I am in love with myself
I don’t need anybody else
I do everything on my own anyway
I do what I want no matter...

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I gave my life for you, 
My grit was your prosperity, 
So that you could do. 

I swallowed at the task, 
Girded myself bravely, 
Prepared...

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It's here,
I find tranquility,
While they're at unrest.
I fear they need,
Someone like me;
Am I meaningless?
So, how do I justify,
My worth,
Within the world?
Do I need to fight,
Inside...

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Livin in a Fantasy
Hope it ain’t a trap
Voices in my head, 
They keep on whisperin:
There ain’t No Coming Back!!
Sucked Down Under
Into a World Always Unknown;
Many,...

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Here we perished 
For a count'y we so much adored 
But did our dear country loved  us?

No!
For if love our country had for us
Not...

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Contrary faces, a ramshackle masquerade. 

Strengths stance unwavering in face, though weakness taunts, 
gaining momentum to take its place.
"Fear nothing but fear it's self" the...

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