Work Warrior Poems

I've encountered many battles, I'm currently at war

Giving up is something that I simply don't stand for

I'm a warrior, a viking, it's in my DNA

I've...

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I can relate to, screwed up family,
Loss, abuse and depression.
   I can understand, addiction, grief,
The taste of one's own medicine.

   I...

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(Fighting windmills is the story.)

A fantasy to escape the fall, the void of all
Reality is not that tall when on the horse
Stories plunge the young...

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Warrior and Gladiator fought fiercely till the end.
A furious fight between them was brutal though both fend.
Regularly death was a fairly common occurrence.
Risk of death...

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somber thoughts in disarray
broken moments of a jaded day
under siege of firing brigades
the bed you lay in is the bed you made

tattered talons from battles...

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Sad news about Winged Warrior


I just received word from the family of John Torchia, better known as Winged Warrior here on the soup, has passed...

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Mirror Mirror

Do not lie. I know that you want to. 
I know that you may need to.  
I am broken, and soon…
You will be...

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A Wedding Day

Cleaning the church is a privilege. 
I go every Saturday, humbly to serve. 
It is not a boast, it is small gratitude paid,...

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Today is Enough

The morning came early. 
In fact I was up all night. 
I watched the coming and going…
of the stars.

God’s work ever at hand,...

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It's late Friday afternoon,
Inside I cry 'hooray'
Nearly time to loose the shackles,
Let the devil out to play.

Soon the weekend warrior
Will appear and run amok,
Just another...

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In a world so cold and grimey
Thank you for your grace O Lord
When I was lost thank you for finding me
I rebelled but then you...

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Wayfarer warrior of words
never work on wonders
that would bring war to the worlds

I may be lowly human 
but I'm high as the birds...

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The Headless Warrior



The creation of a civil war and a people that is not set free
Is like the blind leading the blind
And the person at...

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U~nbidden, the draft was upon me,
N~ewly turned from the halls of high school.
I~nspired by the Vets at the legion,
T~o enlist and become Uncle's tool.
E~xpecting to...

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I work, I work, I work
To leave it all behind.
I am a proud warrior woman.
I take it all in stride.
With a smirk and a sign.
I...

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