A Sonnet to the Soldier's Chance

16 Mar 2009

·pshults36

Does the soldier get a chance to ask Why the bullet came to pass Through his heart and out his back While his soul seeps slowly out the crack? Does the bullet even care Whether or not the death was fair? Did the muzzle know the pain Of the soldiers embarrassed shame? Was the finger thinking of The fragility of a heart in love As it pulled the trigger back with ease And brought this soldier to his knees? Love is no more than a senseless war Wish him luck as he storms the shore.

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Umm. I love words. Their like glasses that you can fill with whatever you want. You can make all kinds of crazy concoctions or just a simple drink. Whatever it is you just gotta enjoy it. I mean you don't normally put coffee in a chalice but if you...

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