prepared for war & the ghosts to follow

By shortandpretentious

i'm armed & ready for the army to come
motherfucker my guns are loaded &
all i can dream of
all i believe in now
are bullets piercing skulls invading
brains scrambling senses

this man's wife & kids crying over
his closed casket while a young poet
gripping black pen & notebook
smokes writes chuckles watching from
the back of the parlor, never taking
a crazed dry eye away from them.

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Copyright 2005 shortandpretentious
Published on Monday, April 4, 2005.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: mind fuck. very good

  • carlosjackal On Saturday, April 28, 2007, carlosjackal (2788)By person wrote:

    Fuck, I don't know how to comment on this 'cos you've knocked me out with this one. Are you published yet? -Carl

  • Solace On Saturday, August 26, 2006, Solace (1065)By person wrote:

    I loved this, the two pronged invasion of the mind, and the poet sits and watches all the while...a superb piece of literature...

  • purr_verse On Monday, April 4, 2005, purr_verse (1052)By person wrote:

    You are an outstanding writer. This is exceptionally well-crafted.

  • Lotophagi On Monday, April 4, 2005, Lotophagi (333)By person wrote:

    ahh, this is awesome.... so full on and energetic, I love the imagery, the feel, the sounds..... vivid and inspiring. Thank you.

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