"American Solider 2009"

decadence · Post by **decadence** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:21 am

[A new poem...]

I look at the paper
that has become these hands of mine.
Who knew but me,
who knew it would all end in bones.
The times were always fast,
the tides always restless.
Evermore a fairy tale,
these, my wings,
a mortal coil wrapped around the flag.
Who knew but you,
who knew my bones would speak in my stead.

These sunrises and sunsets,
each one hundred billion stars,
all vying for a piece of my notice,
each, one and all, demanding fealty.
Rolling along a special path of lucidity,
my voice, a mere pebble tossed into
the sea of more of them;
I am undone.

These bones rest.
The times were always fading,
even as we ignored it.
A bullet can sing a song in a nanosecond.
A ballet can be danced in a memory in an hour.
All it took was one.

[support our troops, not the brass]

lovecraft518 · Post by **lovecraft518** » Sat May 02, 2009 12:15 pm

This is amazing, good sir
My brother is going into bootcamp to join the marines in a month :/

decadence · Post by **decadence** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:03 am

My "son" is in bootcamp as I type this. LOL

lovecraft518 · Post by **lovecraft518** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:19 am

"Son?"
That really sucks :/
My brother practically raised me, we're really close. He could do so much more with his life. I wish he wasn't going into the Marines.

otaku · Post by **otaku** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:29 pm

Excellent read thanks for posting hope your son makes it out ok.

tsathoggua · Post by **tsathoggua** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:42 pm

yes good work my friend