December 14, 2008
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How Many Flags
Let me preface this by saying… I got alot on my mind folks. Hope all of you are well, happy holidays to those that I wont be speaking to around that time, but I may not be back for a while so I want you to know in advance. And uhm… enjoy or don’t. I really don’t know where my writing is going… but it is going.
#46 - How Many Flags (Rambling)
blood splattered across seas from people torn from their families
and those red, white, and blue pieces equate to miseries of living with only memories
of the father whose last words to his family was ‘ill be home soon’
before that bomb exploded and buried him in that army caravan tomb
the last ‘i love you’ replays every time she sees him in her sons face
and explains ‘why daddy isn’t coming home’, son really doesn’t understand at his age
(how many flags)
can recuperate the broken faith of families that were forcefed that lie
the public tale of WMD’s failed and many finally lost belief in that pretend alibi
(how many flags)
can repair the shattered trust of wives just praying for husbands to come home
until greeting the soldiers not believing when they told her he was gone
(how many flags)
can fill the void of the brother deployed before the baby brother got to know him
baby will never know the hopes or goals he had before his future suddenly went dim
(how many flags)
can heal the scars from bazaars where they shopped, happiness across their face
the ceiling gave way that day and the building crumbled, wrong time, wrong place
(how many flags)
does it take to replace the memories that wont fade of the things they had saved
to do soon but they can’t and now those memories are permanently waived
how will they know if this time is the last
how many more flags is all that they ask
Comments (9)
I think your poems that talk about real issues are so good… take care of whatever it is that is troubling your life, and then come back. I can’t wait to read more of what you have to write.
@Nomothetis - aw thanks. i look forward to your comments. truly. always remember that. you are one of the few that makes me push that much harder when i write. ill be around from time to time, i will def visit your page. thanks again for being such a sweetheart.
love this.
*stands up and claps as hard as i can. this is uber dope. this is tha real right here. this is damn good
@faetal_es - hey lady!!! nice to see ya around. i’ll breeze thru soon, i know i been missin ya page lately. hope you’ve been well.
@Arrive__Arcane - i like the word uber.
nice piece
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very nice you always rock it out, i told U , you set the tone, continue to be patient all answers will come
@Stillpoetic - you really have to catch up. im not holding it against you because i know you moving and all. but… you gotta read more while you around. i miss yo comments!
@ISLYMORE - I know I will I took all my desktops over I just have noth laptops and I am trying to keep them here for last so I can keep up. I will be around. more trust. LOL I had to go back like to page 5 and read. I had like 30 tabs open LOL. I’ve missed ya though.