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So Great a Distance
Flesh once buzzing with life
turns to vapor.
No angels sing.
Few voices cry.
In others are only whispers.
Seven-thousand miles away
the soft whimper of a young girl
fills her darkened room.
Her fingers touch the flame he treasures,
and she dreams of her brave soldier’s return.
turns to vapor.
No angels sing.
Few voices cry.
In others are only whispers.
Seven-thousand miles away
the soft whimper of a young girl
fills her darkened room.
Her fingers touch the flame he treasures,
and she dreams of her brave soldier’s return.
Published 27th Sep 2021
| Edited 28th Sep 2021
Author's Note
I thought how this moment in time predicts future pain and torment.
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27th Sep 2021 8:09pm
28th Sep 2021 3:50pm
“ Her fingers touch the flame he treasures,
and she dreams of her brave *soldiers* return...”
Loved this ! Just a minor error with the aforementioned; however, this was great…🔥
and she dreams of her brave *soldiers* return...”
Loved this ! Just a minor error with the aforementioned; however, this was great…🔥
28th Sep 2021 5:19pm
