Futile Suicides
Futile Suicides Pity sons born in the east Drafted by odium’s means Martyrs forgotten in peace Strap bombs Battle ‘til death and by God Heaven’s reward is in dreams Leaders in hiding applaud Give innocent deaths Values are conjured in caves Persuasive and fatal schemes For young, belligerent, brave Blessed limbs rain down Orphans, mothers, close friends No care for western regimes Pacifists shall not contend Fear breathes through open windows Commerce still happens as planned Ignoring continuous screams Intruders shape their new land Duped young warriors will fight forever
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Live for poetry, think poetry, read poetry, write poetry, think poetry, think poetry, die for poetry (with any luck). Main influences: Joyce, Russell, Heaney, Kavanagh, Fergusson, Sorley, Mandelstam, Camus, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Bukowski,...
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