In Thanks For Service Rendered

by michaelcahill

In Thanks For Service Rendered

To protect and serve
limb
heart
mind
life
soul

languish on land
           crawling thru bloodied muddied muck and gore
           for freedom's foundations

     jaundiced in jungles canopied prison
           gasping sand saturated breaths
                as the desert shimmers

     falling as wings detach unnaturally
     embraced by an ocean
     where you become
     another mystery
     of the deep

a hero's welcome
the loud brass sounds
hurting the ears
with intentionally loud praise

           cool breeze on a July freedom
           kind of evening
           the sky explodes with victory's emblems
           songs of valor fill the air

a worthless bum begs for a dime

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Free-style poem: human suffering writing prompt entry

Writing Prompt
The topic for this contest is: Human suffering.

The treatment of American Veterans is this country's greatest shame in my opinion.

Pays one point and 2 member cents.