Bullets flying threw the air Bodies laying every where Lots of screaming, lots of death OH MY GOD! ALL THOSE PEOPLE JUST BURNED TO DEATH!!! MY GOD!!! OH... MY... GOD!!!!!!!!! People killing, Without hast Itchy fingers On loose triggers... "Good evening... Tonight in Baghdad people are dying From what’s bound to be one of the worst attacks by AlQuida In the long bloody history of this war..." When is right Wrong? When is one life Worth more? What is the price We’re willing to pay? To free people Three thousand miles away? "Now we go John in Baghdad. Have the bullets stopped yet John?" "No they haven’t, the atmosphere is chaotic. One solder just got shot The medics are looking at him...wait... My god...this solder just died.... He just died...right in front of me...." End filming Stop the tape Hold the presses This just in An announcement fro the president "My fellow Americans, We are at war, The terrorists must be stopped, No matter the cost, No matter the price of life. We are citizens of humanity And when one person takes it upon himself To hold others hostage, It is our duty to help them It is our duty as humans As members of this world..." Letters splattered in blood, Delivered to crying mothers Delivered to children yet to be born Please Mr. President Let me come home. Dearest mother I saw a nightmare come true I saw the gates of hell Open and swallow me whole My dearest wife I'll be coming home soon... Only another three months then I'll Be back We regret to inform you That your husband is missing in action We regret to inform you That your son died in action We regret to inform you That the sons and daughters Of liberty Will not be coming home White tombstones marking there graves Little reefs of wild flowers Resting upon the tear soaked ground So many pinewood boxes Buried under the ground More names to carve into the wall More rubbings to be done Polished marble Drenched in blood Tear stained letters At your feet. "Ladies and gentle men Please stand And join us As we share a moment of silence... -End-
wow. that brought tears to my eyes. :*). My finance is being deployed to Baghdad in January. We're getting married in December. So it hit very close to home. Absolutely beautiful writing, your choice of words is impeccible and the passion you have screams all throughout. Great work. I love it.
and a moment of silence was given. my husband will be deployed this december. your words are too true, too real. yet i pray for me will they not forshadow the future. you did very well on this piece. very well.
Thanks to every one for reading my poem. Where I work I answer phones all day long, and over the cours of working I have meet some very interesting people. One day I was talking to a solder who had just come back from Iraq. Over th course of the call I got the idea for this poem. again....thanx for the feedback
A bit of info for you all. I am currently wrighting this post from Baghdad. I am a member of the USAF. fighterwing section. This is what I have seen. This is what I have felt. Please everyone...please read this and respond...
