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People do not die in wars
theoretically.
There are blood and lymph
and bones and weeping eyes
and gnashing teeth.
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People do not die in wars
statistically;
there are always mothers, fathers,
children who can't fathom,
wives or husbands,
whispering verbs of love and loss
to empty beds.
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People do not die in wars
as heroes, only.
There are moments spent
remembering and seeing,
wishing, begging,
taking one last look
and knowing that they know
as only humans--heart, brain,
gut, and reaching arms--
as only humans can.
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3 comments:
It’s heartbreaking that so many celebrate war as an accomplishment instead of recognizing that it is cold blooded murder on a mass scale.
In any case, this is a tragically beautiful and truthful piece of poetry.
Thanks, Chris. Well said.
The part about war, not my poetry!
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