War Poems
#war
Poetry about historical wars, modern warfare and the effects of war on societies. War poems offer harrowing accounts of war from the perspective of soldiers and civilians.
crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
21st Aug 2019 5:55pm
21st Aug 2019 5:55pm
slip sideways
I'm losing my mind I feel it
slip sideways and look back
tears flood my eyes for a man I don't know
only well enough to touch his soul
I digress...
this is how it goes these days
a collective stream of thought
where I connect on a level not seen but known
I have to test each soul
to discover if they be family or foe
enemies are always at the gates
pulling on my thoughts
pushing in trying to pick through memory
sitting down at negotiations
war is ever-present
for what?
POWER
I...
slip sideways and look back
tears flood my eyes for a man I don't know
only well enough to touch his soul
I digress...
this is how it goes these days
a collective stream of thought
where I connect on a level not seen but known
I have to test each soul
to discover if they be family or foe
enemies are always at the gates
pulling on my thoughts
pushing in trying to pick through memory
sitting down at negotiations
war is ever-present
for what?
POWER
I...
#war
#MentalHealth
#PTSD
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AndyJHale
Andy J Hale
Andy J Hale
Poem Published
20th Aug 2019 5:33pm
20th Aug 2019 5:33pm
P.O. Box 1142
Severe weather this season
for eleven forty-two
The prophets are united
and chained to the front
Your souls’ occupation
is on the rise
You can battle for Heaven or
you can battle for Hell
It’s the fall of the process
Awaken your soul
Seekers of truth
do you live in this world at all?
Blood stains the snow
on the mountain
Forward destination
Eleven forty-two
for eleven forty-two
The prophets are united
and chained to the front
Your souls’ occupation
is on the rise
You can battle for Heaven or
you can battle for Hell
It’s the fall of the process
Awaken your soul
Seekers of truth
do you live in this world at all?
Blood stains the snow
on the mountain
Forward destination
Eleven forty-two
#war
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Gahddess_Worship
Poem Published
19th Aug 2019 8:33pm
19th Aug 2019 8:33pm
THE MUD BEING THE SAME
Exchanging bullets, bombs, gas
obeying hole-in-the-ground commands
unknown the face of the enemy
monstrous in imaginings
Exchanging well wishes, songs, stories, cigarettes,
laughs, smiles, a bit of sport.
one day of Christmas detente, cease fire
enemies indistinguishable but for their clothing
The following day
was it harder to pull the trigger?
obeying hole-in-the-ground commands
unknown the face of the enemy
monstrous in imaginings
Exchanging well wishes, songs, stories, cigarettes,
laughs, smiles, a bit of sport.
one day of Christmas detente, cease fire
enemies indistinguishable but for their clothing
The following day
was it harder to pull the trigger?
#conflict
#war
#humankind #respect
#humankind #respect
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David_Macleod
Poem Published
19th Aug 2019 6:45pm
19th Aug 2019 6:45pm
SMOKED - - - For the "Clothed" Comp
Tentatively they rose from their trenches
Slowly deserting rickety wooden benches
Surprisingly rifles and guns are left behind
As thoughts of Christmas enter their mind
Such a happy time for families and friends
An apparent cease-fire and making amends
Helmets and coats make good goalposts
A game of football is their Christmas toast
One-nil, one one, two-nil, score unimportant
Laughing, joking, running and having such fun
At some point, they'll have to return to the gun
They're out of breath they've scored many goals
They'll have to...
Slowly deserting rickety wooden benches
Surprisingly rifles and guns are left behind
As thoughts of Christmas enter their mind
Such a happy time for families and friends
An apparent cease-fire and making amends
Helmets and coats make good goalposts
A game of football is their Christmas toast
One-nil, one one, two-nil, score unimportant
Laughing, joking, running and having such fun
At some point, they'll have to return to the gun
They're out of breath they've scored many goals
They'll have to...
#grief
#soldiers
#heartbroken
#war
#death
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Vamps
Poem Published
19th Aug 2019 6:18pm
19th Aug 2019 6:18pm
actions of men
LIVE
and
LET
LIVE
they
say
BUT
the
ACTIONS
of
MEN
my
HEART
FEELS
PAIN
for
EVERY
DAY
and
LET
LIVE
they
say
BUT
the
ACTIONS
of
MEN
my
HEART
FEELS
PAIN
for
EVERY
DAY
#corruption
#war
#earth
#pollution
#greed
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Taurek
Poem Published
19th Aug 2019 6:56am
19th Aug 2019 6:56am
Nothing’s Worse Than Canned
The cruder it is, the more
Free it is
That’s just something left
Over from the war
The repo man said it
Would come to this
“I’m going to tell you
What my father told
Me the night our house
Burned down. Life is
All about finding
Happiness in unhappy
Endings.”
“Fuck you.”
“You’ll be fine.”
I just want to
Tell you, this
Is all just a
Phase
But something
Was coming
For me and
I knew
Exactly
What it
Was
Free it is
That’s just something left
Over from the war
The repo man said it
Would come to this
“I’m going to tell you
What my father told
Me the night our house
Burned down. Life is
All about finding
Happiness in unhappy
Endings.”
“Fuck you.”
“You’ll be fine.”
I just want to
Tell you, this
Is all just a
Phase
But something
Was coming
For me and
I knew
Exactly
What it
Was
#happiness
#grief
#war
#death
#freedom
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cloventongue89
Poem Published
17th Aug 2019 9:36pm
17th Aug 2019 9:36pm
The Anatomy of Scars
manufacture the politics to trend
the conflict that they herald
the undying media
endorsing all the fabricated hatred that wont end
I dont believe in world peace
when humanity is war
but you're sold a narrative to fight for
your perspective, your reality
when you're looking for the evidence to sustain your own delusion
when did paranoia become a purpose
distinguished by the exaltation of victimization
never the predator, always the instigator
in love with the infamy
the pride of the lies
feed the fight for the sake of...
the conflict that they herald
the undying media
endorsing all the fabricated hatred that wont end
I dont believe in world peace
when humanity is war
but you're sold a narrative to fight for
your perspective, your reality
when you're looking for the evidence to sustain your own delusion
when did paranoia become a purpose
distinguished by the exaltation of victimization
never the predator, always the instigator
in love with the infamy
the pride of the lies
feed the fight for the sake of...
#hate
#conflict
#politics
#war
#LifeStruggles
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midevil
Poem Published
17th Aug 2019 7:41pm
17th Aug 2019 7:41pm
Pushed Sides
Pushed the plow behind the beast.
The toiled harvest may they feast.
He’s a generation as the last.
For the generation when he’s past.
Pushed no more the books and grade.
The summer sun helps them fade.
An abruptly ended September.
In rubble dust and glowing ember.
Pushed through neighbors gathered round.
News somber, angry and profound.
Soon the madness of the world.
Shall upon their land unfurl.
Pushed him self to be his best.
During basic training’s grueling test.
Answering his countries call. ...
The toiled harvest may they feast.
He’s a generation as the last.
For the generation when he’s past.
Pushed no more the books and grade.
The summer sun helps them fade.
An abruptly ended September.
In rubble dust and glowing ember.
Pushed through neighbors gathered round.
News somber, angry and profound.
Soon the madness of the world.
Shall upon their land unfurl.
Pushed him self to be his best.
During basic training’s grueling test.
Answering his countries call. ...
#war
#morality
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Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
jade tiger
Poem Published
14th Aug 2019 4:09pm
14th Aug 2019 4:09pm
frozen open in time
( after e.e. cummings )
1
from corners directions
greets breezes
to rise to plunge into
a surreal ness
2
these small ones with
humble blossom offerings
frozen open in time
before time after time
forever mute in their
open mouth prayer
that fills the mani cured
half abandoned gathered
like their voices that spill
from sorrow-filled eyes
in the darkness of dead ...
1
from corners directions
greets breezes
to rise to plunge into
a surreal ness
2
these small ones with
humble blossom offerings
frozen open in time
before time after time
forever mute in their
open mouth prayer
that fills the mani cured
half abandoned gathered
like their voices that spill
from sorrow-filled eyes
in the darkness of dead ...
#war
#death
#angels
#graveyard
#EECummings
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goldenmyst
Poem Published
13th Aug 2019 3:07am
13th Aug 2019 3:07am
Fatima Finds Hope
Fatima Finds Hope
Her family had scattered to the four winds after their village became a smoking ruin. So she wandered the desert in a daze. At the age of twenty when most are just starting off in life, she was a refugee. Finally, Fatima was captured near the Iraqi border by a soldier in ISIS dress. He opened the door for her as though he was a gentleman. He said, “Good afternoon. May I take you out for a bite to eat?” It was like he was escorting her on a date.
This was the most peculiar abduction she could imagine. It was as though she could just walk away and he...
Her family had scattered to the four winds after their village became a smoking ruin. So she wandered the desert in a daze. At the age of twenty when most are just starting off in life, she was a refugee. Finally, Fatima was captured near the Iraqi border by a soldier in ISIS dress. He opened the door for her as though he was a gentleman. He said, “Good afternoon. May I take you out for a bite to eat?” It was like he was escorting her on a date.
This was the most peculiar abduction she could imagine. It was as though she could just walk away and he...
#kindness
#women
#war
#scary
#desert
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dkzksaxxas_DanielX
Poem Published
12th Aug 2019 3:24pm
12th Aug 2019 3:24pm
All-American Bar-B-Que
August
1
9
4
5.
Seems our world turn'd, (irrevocably),
(having 'conquered' the Atom),
to-ward good'ol' Doomsday.
August 1945 ---- Hiroshima, Nagasaki.
(What more can one say?)
Here dedicated to all the Japanese innocents...especially children,
incinerated by atomic, hydrogenic, & generalized nuclear
"energy" unleashed by USA.........
(And also the Napalm fire-storming of Japanese and other Asiatics
from 1941 -...
1
9
4
5.
Seems our world turn'd, (irrevocably),
(having 'conquered' the Atom),
to-ward good'ol' Doomsday.
August 1945 ---- Hiroshima, Nagasaki.
(What more can one say?)
Here dedicated to all the Japanese innocents...especially children,
incinerated by atomic, hydrogenic, & generalized nuclear
"energy" unleashed by USA.........
(And also the Napalm fire-storming of Japanese and other Asiatics
from 1941 -...
#dark
#war
#death
#evil
#memorial
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AndyJHale
Andy J Hale
Andy J Hale
Poem Published
11th Aug 2019 7:29pm
11th Aug 2019 7:29pm
Going to War
Life without love
Is war
If your eyes
are opened wide
You just know
If you let life
Pass you by
You’ll never know
Life without love
Is war
We’re going to war…
Is war
If your eyes
are opened wide
You just know
If you let life
Pass you by
You’ll never know
Life without love
Is war
We’re going to war…
#love
#war
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