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he walks within another Asian dream
feeding on what festers deep inside
where enemies are seldom what they seem

The aging man reverts to ageless boy
traumatized by things his mind must see
using any means he can employ
to hold at bay the sheer insanity

Horror often wears a friendly face
slim-hipped girls who beckon with a smile
yet fearing their nortorious embrace
he snaps awake with urgent self-denial

Sweat-stained sheets accompany illusion
evidence that soldiers seldom sleep
merely shift realities to wander
pathways of the past where visions creep

Nuturing by day a hope of sharing
with someone else what only he can feel
he sacrifices love for understanding
and dreads what falling darkness might reveal

C. Lon R. Bruso [comments] => 3 [counter] => 247 [topic] => 28 [informant] => Lonnie [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Patriotic )

The Veteran

Contributed by Lonnie on Sunday, 9th August 2009 @ 12:56:17 PM in AEST
Topic: Patriotic

Beneath the wings of night where secrets hide
he walks within another Asian dream
feeding on what festers deep inside
where enemies are seldom what they seem

The aging man reverts to ageless boy
traumatized by things his mind must see
using any means he can employ
to hold at bay the sheer insanity

Horror often wears a friendly face
slim-hipped girls who beckon with a smile
yet fearing their nortorious embrace
he snaps awake with urgent self-denial

Sweat-stained sheets accompany illusion
evidence that soldiers seldom sleep
merely shift realities to wander
pathways of the past where visions creep

Nuturing by day a hope of sharing
with someone else what only he can feel
he sacrifices love for understanding
and dreads what falling darkness might reveal

C. Lon R. Bruso

Copyright © Lonnie ... [ 2009-08-09 12:56:17]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: The Veteran (User Rating: 1 )
by Ambivalence on Sunday, 9th August 2009 @ 03:51:37 PM AEST
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profound stuff here. soldiers have had
many sacrifices and scars, so i salute them!!
wen peace arrives, those past war scenes
wont haunt anymore...great write
take care

-K.Z.

Re: The Veteran (User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on Sunday, 9th August 2009 @ 07:19:01 PM AEST
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You have captured such emotion in this poem. It is well written, I also understand the content, in more ways than one.

Bless you!

Hugs
Michelle

Re: The Veteran (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Tuesday, 11th August 2009 @ 06:52:19 AM AEST
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Crikey. This is an eye-opener. The silent torture of a forgotten soldier. How could somebody like me ever understand?

-Phil

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