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#261028 - 11/11/08 04:24 AM
The Heart of a soldier
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Registered: 11/09/08
Posts: 19
Loc: UK
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In the midst of the darkness,
the thunder,
Burns a flame with a heart of a soldier.
Ready, alert, committed in giving his life,
his all.
The flame is me...
...my destiny.
Not a long poem, not anything major....but for me it's a declaration that I am a warrior, a survivor and that I will stand up and fight this fight. Not just my battle, but that I am committed to stand up for fellow men and boys and help them fight this storm that rages within.
vin
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#261069 - 11/11/08 10:11 AM
Re: The Heart of a soldier
[Re: Vin]
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MaleSurvivor
Registered: 09/23/08
Posts: 466
Loc: Bassett, Virginia
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Perfect timing...it's Veterans' Day here in the U.S. Especially for those of us who suffered abuse AND served in the military, I thank you.
Peace,
John
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Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I’ll never see
It may sound absurd...but don’t be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed...but won’t you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It’s not easy to be me
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#262272 - 11/17/08 03:19 PM
Re: The Heart of a soldier
[Re: Fissy Tsickens]
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MaleSurvivor
Registered: 05/02/05
Posts: 22045
Loc: Carlisle, PA
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Vin,
Cool poem. And yes, you can fight this fight. You've already got all the strength and courage you will need; the trick is just to find it, trust it, and learn to use it.
Much love,
Larry
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Nobody living can ever stop me
As I go walking my freedom highway.
Nobody living can make me turn back:
This land was made for you and me. (Woody Guthrie)
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#262424 - 11/18/08 03:48 AM
Re: The Heart of a soldier
[Re: Fissy Tsickens]
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MaleSurvivor
Registered: 07/27/08
Posts: 2391
Loc: TEXAS
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Hi, just great, let me give you the same response from Fissy Tsickens. As a military retiree this is one war that I, and that lost boy cannot afford to lose. Heal well, my friend.
Pete (Irishmoose)
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Working Boys' Home 10-14 yrs old, grades 5-8. 1949-1953
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A very humble alumni of the WOR Dahlonega, GA.
May 15-17 2009, Alta, Sep. 2009. Sequoia, 2010.
Hope Springs, 2010.
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