It Should Never Happen To a Vet 

Neville

It Should Never Happen To a Vet 

 

He was once

so very handsome

and wore

a fine moustache ..

But then

while out one day

clearing

bloody minefields ..

He got

his left leg blown

right off ..

And no one, has ever

noticed him

since then, end of ..

 

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 20th, 2023 02:18
  • Comment from author about the poem: with special thanks to both Christina8 and Fay for sowing the seeds that convinced me I should pin a new title to the top of this page ..
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  • orchidee

    I never notice KP if she's around! lol.

    • Neville


      that's because you have been programmed to think adversely about certain perfectly natural and likewise enjoyable things by Fido who I am beginning to think is pawtistic or something .. why not give him a bone or something .. I won't say a word to anyone 🙈🐧🐁

    • Doggerel Dave

      Absobloodylutely, Nev.
      There are nothing but casualties - the only fruits of war.

      • Neville



        ..................... exactly .. thank you Dave

      • L. B. Mek

        reality's sobering, unpoetic
        essential Poesy
        as exemplary, conduit
        spotlighting our ugly, that
        we so try to pretend and hide
        in our convolutedly bankrupt
        society...
        thank you! dear Poet
        for not letting us get away with it

        • Neville



          some things just need to be stipulated, don't they my friend

        • Fay Slimm.

          Vets of any war are often forgotten - -- shame on the system that uses and then refuses responsibility - -- makes your heart cry out for justice dont it mon ami. ?

          • Neville



            sadly its a human thing .. it doesn't seem to matter who or what you are, as soon as you have served your purpose, even hero's become darn near invisible .. thanks for your understanding Fay .. x

          • Christina8

            Vets are often forgotten here in america as well. There is a charity to stop veteran suicides. Sad poem but well done!

            • Neville



              thank you Christina8 .. thinking of changing the title to 'it shouldn't happen to a vet'

              • Christina8

                Yes I think that is quite nice

              • Goldfinch60

                Emotive words Neville and so very true, they get forgotten in life after they have given all for the country.

                Andy

                • Neville



                  It is not only shameful, its a crying shame isn't it sir



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