I've Seen Too Many Battles

I've Seen Too Many Battles

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Complete Tue, May 31, 2016<5 mins

This poem was inspired in part by the scars that all veterans carry and also by Katerina Derringer's Mass Effect fanfiction, So, a big thank you to her, and to all our soldiers living and dead.

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