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Unrecyclable Munitions by ~flawed-helix:iconflawed-helix:

Categories Literature > Poetry > Sociopolitical > Free & Blank Verse


Fallen,
yet not forgotten.
Brother! Friend!
Where art thou?

Defend me,
armor of the nation.
Avenge me,
anger of the nation.


Giving,
and never asking.
Sacrificing everything known.
Losing,
and never winning.
Antipathy corrodes the soul.

Defend me,
armor of the nation.
Avenge me,
anger of the nation.


Sifting desert sands,
Searching forest floors;
Never finding the pieces
to mend a mothers heart.

Defend me,
armor of the nation.
Avenge me,
anger of the nation.


Selfless though they were,
these stars did flicker
and silence was borne
unto the unrecyclable munition.
©2006-2010 ~flawed-helix
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Author's Comments

I was walking around campus today taking photos for my gifted studies project when I went by a little obelisk in the courtyard at school. On said obelisk is the name of the every graduate who has died in a war. As I stood there and stared at it, I was overwhelmed with a sense of remorse. I felt as if I had lost a child. This is the result.

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~MoscowFarewell Oct 31, 2006, 12:36:40 PM
Wow, this is truely quite amazing. I can see the remorse, and I can feel the disdain. This gets a fav.

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One small spark...
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~bobthedinosaur Feb 9, 2006, 11:27:57 PM
i like the interaction
how are you man? give e a call some time, eh?

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Life is and I'm crazy; what could result other than art?
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~flawed-helix Feb 14, 2006, 5:46:09 AM
Yeah, no doubt amigo. I'll give you a call tonite.

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* I lie here, wondering: What do I do now, and does it even matter? * ~flawed-helix
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~autumnGONE Feb 7, 2006, 4:33:58 PM
;] elegant.

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<3 smile, life's too serious to be taken seriously ;]
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~flawed-helix Feb 8, 2006, 5:33:25 AM
Thank you. How've you been lately?

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* I lie here, wondering: What do I do now, and does it even matter? * ~flawed-helix
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~autumnGONE Feb 9, 2006, 10:05:10 AM
i've been pretty good. i haven't been writing much ;[ how have you been?

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<3 smile, life's too serious to be taken seriously ;]
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~flawed-helix Feb 9, 2006, 10:45:06 AM
SSDD. Nothing new really. Been bored.

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* I lie here, wondering: What do I do now, and does it even matter? * ~flawed-helix
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~Blyzzard Feb 5, 2006, 5:39:23 PM
James, this is... this is incredible. wow.

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Mater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus!
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~flawed-helix Feb 6, 2006, 5:58:27 AM
Thanks Chris. It's the first thing I've been able to write in forever.

Hey, are you go coming to Orlando for the Taste of Chaos Tour? Thrice and the Deftones are playing.

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* I lie here, wondering: What do I do now, and does it even matter? * ~flawed-helix
:iconblyzzard:
~Blyzzard Feb 6, 2006, 4:31:31 PM
Heh, well, I'm glad you wrote it, it really is something else. As for the tour, I probably won't be able to make it, for several reasons:

1.) It's in the middle of the week, so I'd have to miss 2 days of work (I am already taking this coming Friday off [Feb.10]).
2.) I honestly can't afford that right now, I totalled my truck in the beginning of the month, and my insurance is going up, so money is really tight.
3.) I haven't really been invited yet, and have nowhere to stay :-p (That's a minor one though... the other two take precidents)

It sounds like fun though, I hope you have a good time if you go! :)

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Mater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus!
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