10 lines
Red and bright
Let's add more
Some other night.
9 times
I've cried tonight
Can't stop the tears
I'm not alright
8 war times
Haunt my life
I can't sleep
I've lost my mind
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7 men
All my friends
Sitting by the campfire
Marching in step
6, 8, 10
Regiment
Back in the army
Again and again
5 p.m
Once again
Grab my gun
Can't do this again.
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4 drops
Tanks and bombs
Echoing on
For oh so long
3 years gone
But that's not long
They say I'm fine but
I think not.
2 stars
When I reach the top
Reminding me of
What I've lost
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Will they cry for me?
They haven't seen what I've seen.
They don't have the nightmares
They don't hear the screams.
For a moment, I'm in doubt.
Do I really want to do this?
But the years since I left the army
Have been nothing short of madness.
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1 gun
I give up.
This twisted life
Is done.
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Scratching the Surface (Poems)
PoetryUPDATE: I wrote these when I was 13 and depressed all the time. I'm 18 now, and, fortunately, life's been going well! Unfortunately, these poems are fairly cringe, so read at your own risk. Just some poems that I write when I'm in the poetic mood...
