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Just a Man with Feelings
Contributed by
jerseysue
on
Tuesday, 27th June 2006 @ 03:50:38 PM in AEST
Topic:
war
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I am just a soldier,
Here to serve my country well,
But I have a secret,
I feel I now should tell,
I am not as I seem,
I want some release,
I do not want to kill an enemy,
I cannot fight for peace,
I don't want to kill another man,
I don't want to fight a bloody war,
I follow the ten commandments,
And face my conscience once more,
Here we lie in trenches,
That smell musty and damp,.
And the only light that we can see,
Is from a kerosene lamp,
The sound of gun shots can be heard.
And bullets fly over our head,
It puts the fear of god in me,
And many tears I shed,
I never wanted to be here,
For I am a pacifist you see,
But I never told the authorities,
When they enlisted me,
So here I am in this trench,
Blood and bodies all around,
Feeling scared and out of place,
On this bloody battleground,
The Seargant Majors shouting now,
Its time to go over the top,
The blood it chills in my veins,
I think my heart will stop,
My body shaking with shell shock,
As I consider what I must do,
Go and shoot another human being,
I can't do that, Could you?
So I took my chance and ran away,
Away from the war and the hate,
But I was captured very soon,
And now will find out my fate,
So here I am tied to a post,
On a cold and frosty morn,
The firing squad are ready,
I am to be shot at dawn.
A Letter left for my Wife
I am sorry for the shame I have brought,
By not fighting as I must,
But I am just a pacifist,
In gods hands now I trust,
I love you .
Copyright ©
jerseysue
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2006-06-27 15:50:38]
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Re: Just a Man with Feelings
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by Jeff_Scott_Morehead on
Tuesday, 27th June 2006 @ 06:59:34 PM AEST
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Emotional write...well done.
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Re: Just a Man with Feelings
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by shelby on
Tuesday, 27th June 2006 @ 10:14:40 PM AEST
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You wrote this intently. Nice flow and very good with the topic and the message inside the poem.
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Re: Just a Man with Feelings
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by holderofthestone on
Sunday, 2nd July 2006 @ 03:05:48 AM AEST
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| vivid imagery. nice write! i like the emotions you tied into this. it flows along in a seemless manner. |
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Re: Just a Man with Feelings
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by Traci on
Monday, 3rd July 2006 @ 08:40:08 PM AEST
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this is such a great poem....you may be young but u rele can write....its very emotional, but i think that u did an awesome job at it
~traci~ |
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