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The dead I have walked with,

and heard their voices aged and full of life.

 

The living I have not seen,

nor could they be measured by time.

 

How young the brave look,

before the bullets and missile envelope,

a sliver of their life that will take,

an eternity to live,

and will never feel the comfort of death.

Author's Note

Note:
1st stanza…to the soldiers I served with and knew who never made it back alive.
2nd stanza…to the soldiers I never had the honor of meeting after I left the service.
3rd stanza…to the soldiers who made it back alive, but who have to live with it for
the rest of their lives.

Reviews

[lovelife]

This is a good write I am sorry to hear of what you have been through, Very deep and personal

[ron]

Thank you. I don't think there is anyone who has not felt this.

[lovelife]

yea u might be right

[NoelHC]

Thank you Ron, well written.
We had the privilege of meeting many of my son's comrades in arms when visiting him, and at his wedding. Some of them lost their lives in Afghanistan, in what now seems a waste, as nothing was accomplished there, and our leaders are just handing it back to the Taliban.

[ron]

You are most welcome Noel.
You son's comrades in arms are blessed to have met you and your wife.
Yes it was more of a waist than the ones who died in no mans land in WWI
At least in WWI an end to the war was accomplished. This war has no end and in the end the enemy will get what they want as the leaders of great countries try not to offend them.
What world are we living in when we can't even call the enemy what they are.

I should stop, I'm drinking pissed and frustrated.

[Karen]

This is a great poem! I am very moved by the words, the images, and your poetic verse. Beautifully written with so much emotion and expression!

[ron]

Thank you.

[Karen]

What was the inspiration, may I ask?

[ron]

The terrorist attack in Canada