When A Veteran Dies

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    When A Veteran Dies

    So much pain in their hearts
    So many tears in their eyes
    It hurts like shooting darts
    When a veteran cries.

    Memories of war
    Keep most silent
    memories, I'm sure
    are the most violent.

    Flashbacks that burn
    A fire that's ice
    Friends that turn
    C-rations drier than rice.

    Buddies that die,
    Some end their life,
    Mothers that cry,
    It twists like a knife.

    Smothered with pain,
    Buried in the dirt,
    Covered in rain,
    A newly ripped shirt.

    Great success, when a veteran tries,
    Sickness and fear, when a veteran lies,
    Great heartbreak, when a veteran cries,
    But scars and pain...when a veteran dies...

    By Emily Wallace

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    Sydney commented on When A Veteran Dies

    06-19-2009

    wow. this is sad but it is also a good one too. this should make people think about those served in the war, any war. keep up the good work.
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    MouseGirl555

    07/24/2009

    yeah thanks

    If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

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