Bullets, people, presidents, and me.

By pessum ire animus

bullets keep flying,
and people keep dying,
presidents keep lying,
while i keep crying.

lost and forgotten
or hated and rotten
horrible and dreaded war
rekindles hardened sores.

bombs keep falling,
while congress keeps stalling,
this whole war is appalling,
while i keep bawling.

lost and forgotten
or hated and rotten

the enemy not to be hated
their deaths have been fated.
they fight for the same reasons as us
country... god... and lust.

bullets will continue to fly.
and people will continue to die.
the president will continue to lie.
and i will just sit here and cry.

until my beloved returns.

please return safely my brother.

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Copyright 2004 pessum ire animus
Published on Friday, February 27, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • pessum ire animus On Tuesday, August 2, 2011, pessum ire animus (57)By person wrote:

    Thank you all. He has come back, from several tours, and is now safe at home!

  • Winter Born On Sunday, July 31, 2011, Winter Born (169)By person wrote:

    It is less the president, and more the mealy-mouthed morons who insist that we have a "kinder, gentler military" This crap would have been over years ago, if they would just let us go and dominate instead of worrying over hearts and minds. Kinder, gentler, armies only do one thing well, Lose. keep your head down and watch your six brother. come home in better shape than I did. Excellent write.

  • A former member wrote: its wonderful

  • Alacer_Cogitatus On Tuesday, May 11, 2004, Alacer_Cogitatus (140)By person wrote:

    Wonderful. I loved It! BTW, to all who dont know, Im the brother. thanks for all. A_C

  • DarkPoet On Wednesday, May 12, 2004, DarkPoet (232)By person wrote:

    I'll second that. Keep your head down. Scholar

  • Rebel_Angel On Monday, March 1, 2004, Rebel_Angel (321)By person wrote:

    awww I'm really sorry...BIG HUG hun.

  • Sky Singer On Saturday, February 28, 2004, Sky Singer (153)By person wrote:

    ::hugs:: you know you can call me when you need to. ti amo

  • WinterGrave On Saturday, February 28, 2004, WinterGrave (258)By person wrote:

    Well done, enjoyed the read. and my sympathies to you and your brother, hope everything turns out alright.~~~Grave

  • A former member wrote: outstanding. don't we all have somebody over there who we know? for how great and free America is, it sure has gone downhill in the last eighty years.

  • A former member wrote: Yeah good ol' glory eh. I feel sorry for the people over there, my best regards to for your brother. I sincerely hope he gets out alright, along with everyone else in the service. +T.P.U+

  • nightshade On Friday, February 27, 2004, nightshade (120)By person wrote:

    oh what a pian that must be and i love the style you have*takes style from pessum tries it on and gives it back cause it won't fit* ok well i still like your style and i really love

  • nightshade On Friday, February 27, 2004, nightshade (120)By person wrote:

    the imagery here isn't sad that such despicable people make it into office and how we fight each other because our opinions are right and everyone elses is wrong to the point of ultimate genocide? ~night~

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