Absolutely

Beautiful and relatable

A casualty of war goes home a casualty of love never leaves it his body might committing treason but his mind cannot believe it he roams the earth with no rhyme or reason till time reminds him to start grieving and time oh time giving taking ticking breaking only time will tell when the hell it's time

prompt by @dolores-hazy / consolation / Cole A.

poetry is a fundamental food group if you dont read a decent poem once or twice a month you get soul anemic bone tired and all that

I was here on this date. There an article publish in a literary magazine in Alabama called "FirstDraft" about some of my experiences at the Pedestrian gate @ FOB Diamondback, Mosul from Sept. 2006 til we moved to Q West in Feb. 07. I have tons of pics from that same gate. Same spot. Event gave the kids gifts there. One of those pics is published in the article. Small world!

This must've been our Replacements.

https://href.li/?https://writersforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FD-Spring-2007.pdf

16 April, 2007. A girl becomes embarrassed after giving flowers to a female US soldier on duty in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

““I will be seeing you soon and it will be better than anything else.” - Unknown”

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“Not everyone deserves to know the real you. Let them criticize who they think you are.”

— Unknown

I'll wear the guilt you took off it will be fine I'll hide it under mine so the mirror can show you your innocence more clearly

prompt by @dolores-hazy / consolation / Cole A.