The shells that are fired
cause hearts to pound
echoes of gunfire
overtake every sound
seven feet deep
six feet wide
riddled with rats
the trenches we hide
bombs dropped
from planes overhead
increase our anxiety
and fill us with dread
covered in maggots
thick with flies
the bodies of soldiers who've died.
troops deployed?
lives destroyed
gun shots ring
tears stream
loved ones lost
do you see the high cost?
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Author:
lexi.martis0828 (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I wrote this as war is a very heavy topic
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Comments2
graphically grotesque imagery
but with purpose!
so very well written
'in my humble opinion'..
thanks for sharing
Thank you
All for some clowns' ego, who no doubt we'll be trading with again.
Indeed. I've lost family and seen family lose their minds. It's not worth it
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