Home for Breakfast
I have not seen that many bodies burning
lately
but I saw a dozen yesterday, still smoking ..
Oh’
and by the way, heard several children
choking
on their own tears streaming, those that
could not
be either kissed or washed away, so please
don’t
talk to me of war, I have done it all before
my darling ..
So now I’m coming home, for a decent mug
of English
breakfast tea, a slice of toast and homemade
marmalade ..
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Author:
Neville (
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A poignant write N.
Apparently so, thanks for noticing Steven .. very much appreciated sir ... Neville
So unutterably sickening is war's unforgettable aftermath and tragedy illuminated with experience as described here is most moving dear friend - - yes home for rest and marmalade toast but always seeing those choking children must be so very hard digest.................x
thank you Fay .............................................................. x
Not to mention a hot shower clean sheets plus a restored sense of personal safety and gratitude.
Solid and real, Neville.
You got it Dave .. Cheers & all that jazz .. Neville
Can’t imagine the horror and sadness, the toughest thing I had to face so I thought was that a Coyote had eaten one of my cats that ran out of the house. I heard scratching at my gate, and pounded on my window. A Coyote emerged from it then left as the flood lights turned on. When the morning daylight came, I thought I was going to wake up to a bloody mess, but there wasn’t any. An hour later I saw my cat and got him in. He slept a whole day, poor thing, and my heartache vanished.
Thanks again for your humanitarian efforts. Bless you
You are quite simply far too kind ............ but I aint complaining my friend ... thank you .. Neville
Scenes of war on the nightly news cannot even come close to the reality experienced first hand. Home again, breakfast; tea, toast, marmalade, juxtaposing normal with untold horrors witnessed. this poem is so wonderfully written from the heart and soul. A great write my friend!
Bless you Bella ....... thank you so much ... Neville
After what you have seen you deserve your breakfast every day in your future life. You will not forget those scenes but you are strong enough to move on into your own better life Neville.
Andy
Thank you Andy, I have just got home to a fantastic welcome party with some family and friends I arrived back a day late 🙂
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