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.
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The Killer On The Loose Is-Real
I punched a wall
And hurt my hand
I felt like a fool
Because i cant understand
I also shed tears
Of a salty brine
About the genocide
In Palestine
And that our government
Gives licences to sell arms
To another country
That have no qualms
About bombing the starving
All the innocent , at will
As Benjamin Netanyahu
Goes in for the kill
by Jemia
And hurt my hand
I felt like a fool
Because i cant understand
I also shed tears
Of a salty brine
About the genocide
In Palestine
And that our government
Gives licences to sell arms
To another country
That have no qualms
About bombing the starving
All the innocent , at will
As Benjamin Netanyahu
Goes in for the kill
by Jemia
#murder
#oppression
#war #bullying
#war #bullying
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A Persian Warrior
- A Persian Warrior -
In a time known to history, but forgotten by man,
The mighty Persian army brought low old Babylon.
Great was Babylon, that empire across the sand…
But the power of old Persia had that lost war won,
Leaving blood and desolation, both far and near.
I was there when the Ishtar Gate fell into splinters!
I was there when the proud kings knew utter fear.
My axe held high, the steel in the sun ever glitters,
But that light is soon covered in the blood of men,
And you keep being told to take a life yet again…
King...
In a time known to history, but forgotten by man,
The mighty Persian army brought low old Babylon.
Great was Babylon, that empire across the sand…
But the power of old Persia had that lost war won,
Leaving blood and desolation, both far and near.
I was there when the Ishtar Gate fell into splinters!
I was there when the proud kings knew utter fear.
My axe held high, the steel in the sun ever glitters,
But that light is soon covered in the blood of men,
And you keep being told to take a life yet again…
King...
#kindness
#war
#memories
#redemption
#historical
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Murderers
I do not expect murders to disagree with Israel massacring innocent Palestinians.
The wicked, bloodthirsty American military would do the same thing.
Speaking as a mixed Jew, I do not support the evil Israeli foreign policy,
And neither do I encourage genocide, racism, injustice, and oppression.
Aggression and terrorism are wrong, but we need to identify the real terrorists.
People who face perpetual oppression will rise up against the oppressors.
The wicked, bloodthirsty American military would do the same thing.
Speaking as a mixed Jew, I do not support the evil Israeli foreign policy,
And neither do I encourage genocide, racism, injustice, and oppression.
Aggression and terrorism are wrong, but we need to identify the real terrorists.
People who face perpetual oppression will rise up against the oppressors.
#murder
#oppression
#war
#racism
#military
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Vietnam Medic
Vietnam Medic
hills of Vietnam
where medic
bandages wounds
of Odin’s warriors
as jungle blues
Sing from radio
In cool air
Of mountain Gods
Upon steep slopes
Rising from bamboo forest
In thatched roof hut
where small TV
Projects ghostly cinema
Of moon walkers
In 1969
For idyllic medicine man
Under roof of heaven
With occasional gunfire
To keep him honest
© 2024 by John Hindle
hills of Vietnam
where medic
bandages wounds
of Odin’s warriors
as jungle blues
Sing from radio
In cool air
Of mountain Gods
Upon steep slopes
Rising from bamboo forest
In thatched roof hut
where small TV
Projects ghostly cinema
Of moon walkers
In 1969
For idyllic medicine man
Under roof of heaven
With occasional gunfire
To keep him honest
© 2024 by John Hindle
#war
#universe
#moon
#nature
#peace
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Torching The Barn, Burning The Rats..
Is it live, or is it Memorex? Facades, everywhere...
Centuries of war pig elites, sucked dry,
we, the people, funding their greed.
We are on to them--God wins, they lose... patience..
'Tis their death throes, sometimes innocents die too.
All is not what it seems; wake up--it had to be this way.
Centuries of war pig elites, sucked dry,
we, the people, funding their greed.
We are on to them--God wins, they lose... patience..
'Tis their death throes, sometimes innocents die too.
All is not what it seems; wake up--it had to be this way.
#politics
#war
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But we poets, bad and good, we poets,
we must wield the light, the heart, the cry
and the rifle, in this unjust and bloody war.
The people's soul, full of fears and wounds,
breaks the compact darkness of the earth,
they fight and suffering turns into strength.
we must wield the light, the heart, the cry
and the rifle, in this unjust and bloody war.
The people's soul, full of fears and wounds,
breaks the compact darkness of the earth,
they fight and suffering turns into strength.
#sadness
#regret
#war
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War is Hell, Hell is War!
In the grip of winter
Impending dread
The opposing army seized their home
Family fought them hard and with honor
Critical madness
All of his family slaughtered
Disemboweled
Stillborn removed
Torched
Charred remains
He was the last survivor
Barely endured the massacre
Ridden with disease
Severed survival
Gasping for air
On life support
A vacant coffin awaits
Retribution for the dead
Impending dread
The opposing army seized their home
Family fought them hard and with honor
Critical madness
All of his family slaughtered
Disemboweled
Stillborn removed
Torched
Charred remains
He was the last survivor
Barely endured the massacre
Ridden with disease
Severed survival
Gasping for air
On life support
A vacant coffin awaits
Retribution for the dead
#dark
#violence
#war
#death
#revenge
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Space Race War
this isn't a race war alone, it's a space race war
some of the most intelligent beings are held captive
in their defense, how do you fight what you can't see?
when no relief is given
when everything you have
you had to take
I eat like a barbarian
I know what it's like to starve
sometimes I buckle under the weight of the classes
tag teamed and born in a pit, still I get up
sorrow is rich off us
knowledge is gold
I'm not in the sharing mood, however
I've burned with it on my tongue before
I had...
some of the most intelligent beings are held captive
in their defense, how do you fight what you can't see?
when no relief is given
when everything you have
you had to take
I eat like a barbarian
I know what it's like to starve
sometimes I buckle under the weight of the classes
tag teamed and born in a pit, still I get up
sorrow is rich off us
knowledge is gold
I'm not in the sharing mood, however
I've burned with it on my tongue before
I had...
#war
#universe
#angels
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Oppressed
Imagine
Being in whatever your favourite place is
Living in constant fear
That a bomb
May land on you
At any given moment
Night, or day
Day in, day out
Week in, week out
Whilst the entire infrastructure
Of where you live
Is gradually, and brutally
Eradicated
Little, or no food, or water
No medicines, for your son, or daughter
As the country you were born in
Becomes a wasteland
As clouds of oppression
Rains down on you daily
Where countries that could help you
Don't
As they have a vested...
Being in whatever your favourite place is
Living in constant fear
That a bomb
May land on you
At any given moment
Night, or day
Day in, day out
Week in, week out
Whilst the entire infrastructure
Of where you live
Is gradually, and brutally
Eradicated
Little, or no food, or water
No medicines, for your son, or daughter
As the country you were born in
Becomes a wasteland
As clouds of oppression
Rains down on you daily
Where countries that could help you
Don't
As they have a vested...
#murder
#oppression
#war #HumanRights
#war #HumanRights
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Yahu The Yahoo (Acrostic)
G enocide of Palestine
E vil dictator, hope for his decline
Netanyahu - monster not voguer'
Oppressive as an ogre
C riminal child killer
I nfrastructure destroyer (not fixed with Polyfiller)
D ystopian destruction denied
E radication of human rights, and genocide
(Either way you read this, across, or down the side
It still spells out the reality, of genocide)
by Jemia
E vil dictator, hope for his decline
Netanyahu - monster not voguer'
Oppressive as an ogre
C riminal child killer
I nfrastructure destroyer (not fixed with Polyfiller)
D ystopian destruction denied
E radication of human rights, and genocide
(Either way you read this, across, or down the side
It still spells out the reality, of genocide)
by Jemia
#oppression
#war
#HumanRights
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Unmarked
Watch her as she trembles,
a child of the desert,
eyes like the Oasis of Kadesh
lips parted to the climate
arid, mingled nitrate
praying for freedom
of an open sea
place her on the hay bail
when the night
approaches
and as the dawn comes
and the sun ascends...
Lay her on the pyre
be wary of the sirens,
for her ears are filled
with scarlet
in a land that's plagued
with disease
a child of the desert,
eyes like the Oasis of Kadesh
lips parted to the climate
arid, mingled nitrate
praying for freedom
of an open sea
place her on the hay bail
when the night
approaches
and as the dawn comes
and the sun ascends...
Lay her on the pyre
be wary of the sirens,
for her ears are filled
with scarlet
in a land that's plagued
with disease
#grief
#war
#death
#religion
#morality
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A New Beginning
Unwind the clock
the world's on fire
passing the time with song
humming happy thoughts
strawberries mean love
rainy day
wash the hate away
birds in my tree
sing a song
mushroom clouds dissipate
a new beginning
the world's on fire
passing the time with song
humming happy thoughts
strawberries mean love
rainy day
wash the hate away
birds in my tree
sing a song
mushroom clouds dissipate
a new beginning
#happiness
#hope
#war
#nature
#uplifting
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