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.
1Docmcruz
Nourish Cruz
Nourish Cruz
Poem Published
21st Jan 2020 2:16pm
21st Jan 2020 2:16pm
The Earth is Trembling!
Today we must plant the seed
fallen from Adam’s forbidden fruit,
return the garden; put our brimstone down
Beg our trembling Earth 🌎
to fear not fire 🔥
nor missiles brighter than suns
in the night sky
Are there any shooting stars left?
We’ve washed our hands in melting ice
drank water until transformed
into lead lemonade and mud mojitos;
we are drunk off denial
thinking recycling one bottle is enough.
I’m praying for a cloud where people thirst.
I’m praying for a patch of...
fallen from Adam’s forbidden fruit,
return the garden; put our brimstone down
Beg our trembling Earth 🌎
to fear not fire 🔥
nor missiles brighter than suns
in the night sky
Are there any shooting stars left?
We’ve washed our hands in melting ice
drank water until transformed
into lead lemonade and mud mojitos;
we are drunk off denial
thinking recycling one bottle is enough.
I’m praying for a cloud where people thirst.
I’m praying for a patch of...
#war
#environment
#pollution #faith
#pollution #faith
27 reads
11 Comments
dkzksaxxas_DanielX
Poem Published
19th Jan 2020 7:59pm
19th Jan 2020 7:59pm
A Tragedy for Thee Asking / Prayer
classified ads,
classified jokes,
&, oh, them
classified secrets.
Secreting on Earth as a "stop-gap",
until we're ripe & ready to collectively
die
by our own devices & comforts.
Spitting radiation death via corporate,
capitalist (way-stations to that big
Self-Hell group) (formerly Heaven)
that all us "good-guys" bow down to,
wishing our kids be heroes for the Right,
(alive or dead, or comin'home sick and
insane), from the never-ending Oil World War.
We fight only Good wars.
We fight for the...
classified jokes,
&, oh, them
classified secrets.
Secreting on Earth as a "stop-gap",
until we're ripe & ready to collectively
die
by our own devices & comforts.
Spitting radiation death via corporate,
capitalist (way-stations to that big
Self-Hell group) (formerly Heaven)
that all us "good-guys" bow down to,
wishing our kids be heroes for the Right,
(alive or dead, or comin'home sick and
insane), from the never-ending Oil World War.
We fight only Good wars.
We fight for the...
#corruption
#war
#environment
#humankind
#greed
58 reads
2 Comments
NewBeginnings
Poem Published
18th Jan 2020 11:27pm
18th Jan 2020 11:27pm
Remote Control
To the man who starts a war
From the comfort of his vacation home
Killing has never been so convenient
As playing with your little drones
Never having to see the looks upon their faces
Or see the pain behind their eyes
As you bomb them in their birthplaces
Deaf to their desperate cries
Blind to the atrocities of war
Of the millions dying on the floor
Their children crying at our door
Such unimaginable gore
The smell of burning flesh
Is something you'll never have to smell
Sending soldiers to clean up the mess ...
From the comfort of his vacation home
Killing has never been so convenient
As playing with your little drones
Never having to see the looks upon their faces
Or see the pain behind their eyes
As you bomb them in their birthplaces
Deaf to their desperate cries
Blind to the atrocities of war
Of the millions dying on the floor
Their children crying at our door
Such unimaginable gore
The smell of burning flesh
Is something you'll never have to smell
Sending soldiers to clean up the mess ...
#soldiers
#lies
#politics
#war
#death
105 reads
30 Comments
Valeriya
Poem Published
17th Jan 2020 11:37pm
17th Jan 2020 11:37pm
Pretty Words in Fancy Suits
Thieves, rip away my intention
as I lean in to stroke the earth
with love.
Pulling away the tar paper
I see combat boots, very still pretending they're not there
They wait for pretty words from
those in fancy suits to tell them
it's time to go home.
Limbs with pulsating veins
writhing alongside jugulars
and others that can't be
identified.
Lightening strikes a chord of
hateful pride.
Letters on lips of mourners
mumble, losing syllables as
they move their mouths no
one hears them
...
as I lean in to stroke the earth
with love.
Pulling away the tar paper
I see combat boots, very still pretending they're not there
They wait for pretty words from
those in fancy suits to tell them
it's time to go home.
Limbs with pulsating veins
writhing alongside jugulars
and others that can't be
identified.
Lightening strikes a chord of
hateful pride.
Letters on lips of mourners
mumble, losing syllables as
they move their mouths no
one hears them
...
#war
37 reads
3 Comments
Kaylor1967
Ruben
Ruben
Poem Published
16th Jan 2020 5:08pm
16th Jan 2020 5:08pm
One hundred years
One hundred years.
Enough time to think.
Thoughts stretched.
Love and loss.
Memories bittersweet.
For only dear memory......
Visions of the bygone.
Rusty gates.
Broken earth.
The field of dreams.
Harvests of faith.
Long summer nights.
Short winter days.
A bruising life.
Building character tall.
Love one’s lost.
Scattering ash.
Tales of adventure.
Of hidden treasure.
An old man’s ranting.
Longing for the good old days.
A world now so fast...
Tired hearts can’t keep up. ...
Enough time to think.
Thoughts stretched.
Love and loss.
Memories bittersweet.
For only dear memory......
Visions of the bygone.
Rusty gates.
Broken earth.
The field of dreams.
Harvests of faith.
Long summer nights.
Short winter days.
A bruising life.
Building character tall.
Love one’s lost.
Scattering ash.
Tales of adventure.
Of hidden treasure.
An old man’s ranting.
Longing for the good old days.
A world now so fast...
Tired hearts can’t keep up. ...
#war
22 reads
2 Comments
CosiestPrism273
Poem Published
16th Jan 2020 12:15pm
16th Jan 2020 12:15pm
Conflicted
War is more than just a fight
It is a repellant to the news we all see.
It is a conflict that has no end in sight,
Watch as people run and try to flee
Holding what you believed you would have forever,
In the blink of an eye, it's all gone
We are blind in our endeavors
We all fall victim to this master con
Pride is what makes the world spin
We take what we want, and we don't think of others
We dont even think of how bad this looks on us as men
The truth is we all fight like enemies not brothers
...
It is a repellant to the news we all see.
It is a conflict that has no end in sight,
Watch as people run and try to flee
Holding what you believed you would have forever,
In the blink of an eye, it's all gone
We are blind in our endeavors
We all fall victim to this master con
Pride is what makes the world spin
We take what we want, and we don't think of others
We dont even think of how bad this looks on us as men
The truth is we all fight like enemies not brothers
...
#heartbroken
#war
#LifeStruggles
#honesty
#SelfWorth
31 reads
6 Comments
BabydoII
Itty Bitty
Itty Bitty
Poem Published
16th Jan 2020 7:05am
16th Jan 2020 7:05am
Become
We're watching with our teeth
Full of food but hardly full
Helping with our weak
Sending our strong to die
Idealistic fools
Broken bones
Set right to get
Another breath
But it is not our time yet
And I've tried to run
Ive tried to become
The very hate that man decided to succomb...
But we're strong
Live in Ash
Invite the sulfur in our lungs
It is our way
Cowardace isn't a choice
We have decided to Become.
Full of food but hardly full
Helping with our weak
Sending our strong to die
Idealistic fools
Broken bones
Set right to get
Another breath
But it is not our time yet
And I've tried to run
Ive tried to become
The very hate that man decided to succomb...
But we're strong
Live in Ash
Invite the sulfur in our lungs
It is our way
Cowardace isn't a choice
We have decided to Become.
#strength
#war
#rebellion
25 reads
2 Comments
Taurek
Poem Published
16th Jan 2020 4:36am
16th Jan 2020 4:36am
Comparison Is the Thief of Joy
#love
#women
#war
#hell
#PopCulture
37 reads
2 Comments
da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
13th Jan 2020 6:17pm
13th Jan 2020 6:17pm
Bloody Soles
Drenched in blood are the soils of foreign lands
From toils of destruction by way of devils plans
When will we understand that war is just a racket
Putting blood in the sand & men in straight jackets
Shipped home like packages to melodies of TAPS
Victims of carnage started by farce, political caps
They'll then tap on the shoulders of Soldiers in wait
Effecting families like boulders 'cause of its weight
Must learn from mistakes in after action reviews
Not increasing the stakes by spreading fake news
Choosing to do the...
From toils of destruction by way of devils plans
When will we understand that war is just a racket
Putting blood in the sand & men in straight jackets
Shipped home like packages to melodies of TAPS
Victims of carnage started by farce, political caps
They'll then tap on the shoulders of Soldiers in wait
Effecting families like boulders 'cause of its weight
Must learn from mistakes in after action reviews
Not increasing the stakes by spreading fake news
Choosing to do the...
#lies
#war
#LifeChangingMoment #wisdom
#LifeChangingMoment #wisdom
17 reads
2 Comments
da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
12th Jan 2020 6:42am
12th Jan 2020 6:42am
Through Their Eyes
Out the mouths of babes comes strength & praise
Through the eyes of babes awareness gets raised
Try seeing things from vantage points of the youth
It sounds strange but the brave don't fear the truth
We must rally the troops; taking a stand arm in arm
Battling the hate that's causing heartache & harm
Avoiding being charmed by deceitful, political lies
Consuming Lucky Charms in hopes that we may rise
Through the eyes of babes awareness gets raised
Try seeing things from vantage points of the youth
It sounds strange but the brave don't fear the truth
We must rally the troops; taking a stand arm in arm
Battling the hate that's causing heartache & harm
Avoiding being charmed by deceitful, political lies
Consuming Lucky Charms in hopes that we may rise
#strength
#children
#politics
#war
#wisdom
38 reads
2 Comments
Neoma
Poem Published
12th Jan 2020 3:05am
12th Jan 2020 3:05am
Saint John's Eve 2001, Bayou St John, Betwixt Crucifixions
Seen the boy now a man
Did you
Entropic target
shines prime.
Sp○tl¡ght. Suspect
pushes it
past – now
more than 48
until the fall.
A Brand new
Tomorrow.
All across Magick,
Hail-Mary. Time.
This time.
Hail all the day,
Cum...
Did you
Entropic target
shines prime.
Sp○tl¡ght. Suspect
pushes it
past – now
more than 48
until the fall.
A Brand new
Tomorrow.
All across Magick,
Hail-Mary. Time.
This time.
Hail all the day,
Cum...
#war
#fate
#spiritual #magic
#spiritual #magic
31 reads
Shinobi
Poem Published
12th Jan 2020 2:03am
12th Jan 2020 2:03am
Black Steel in the Twilight
teeth of the dragon
gleaming like daggers
in the maiden's hand
long swords clash in the twilight
the sun sets in the west
as the spell is casts by the sorcerer
black star steel on the anvil
a hammer slams, sparks fly
the ebony sword sits in the corner
the magician closed his eyes
as the warrior-princess wages
a personal war
gleaming like daggers
in the maiden's hand
long swords clash in the twilight
the sun sets in the west
as the spell is casts by the sorcerer
black star steel on the anvil
a hammer slams, sparks fly
the ebony sword sits in the corner
the magician closed his eyes
as the warrior-princess wages
a personal war
#dark
#war
#fiction #vampires
#fiction #vampires
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