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of a battle purely in my head.
It was of war,
there were so many dead

Sometimes images bother me,
when coming to me in my sleep.
I yearn to rid of them,
these visions I do not wish to keep.

Nobody knows,
i never tell a sole.
These dreams I store within,
are as dark as coal.

I was once in a battle,
it really was not so bad.
I don’t allow it to bother me
but have lost the innocent mind I had.

Having been a soldier,
hiding certain things in my mind.
Just by writing this poem,
i allow those hidden visions to slowly unwind.

Just maybe,
when I find peace in all I have done.
My sleepless nights will fade,
those bad dreams will not have won.

This poem I write,
not of glory, but rather inner gloom.
When I wake up from dreaming,
i’m always in my room.

The chore of serving,
for others not knowing what we do.
Many things I have seen,
some soldiers find it hard to share with you.

My dreams are vivid,
reminding me of a past, not so far away.
Many images stay in my head,
but I pray to God they eventually fade away.

Written by E. Wayne Searles on 31 July 2012

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Sleepless Nights

Contributed by waynster on Tuesday, 31st July 2012 @ 08:43:16 AM in AEST
Topic: StoryPoetry

Last night I was dreaming,
of a battle purely in my head.
It was of war,
there were so many dead

Sometimes images bother me,
when coming to me in my sleep.
I yearn to rid of them,
these visions I do not wish to keep.

Nobody knows,
i never tell a sole.
These dreams I store within,
are as dark as coal.

I was once in a battle,
it really was not so bad.
I don’t allow it to bother me
but have lost the innocent mind I had.

Having been a soldier,
hiding certain things in my mind.
Just by writing this poem,
i allow those hidden visions to slowly unwind.

Just maybe,
when I find peace in all I have done.
My sleepless nights will fade,
those bad dreams will not have won.

This poem I write,
not of glory, but rather inner gloom.
When I wake up from dreaming,
i’m always in my room.

The chore of serving,
for others not knowing what we do.
Many things I have seen,
some soldiers find it hard to share with you.

My dreams are vivid,
reminding me of a past, not so far away.
Many images stay in my head,
but I pray to God they eventually fade away.

Written by E. Wayne Searles on 31 July 2012

Copyright Â© waynster ... [ 2012-07-31 08:43:16]
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Re: Sleepless Nights (User Rating: 1 )
by richard2 on Tuesday, 31st July 2012 @ 11:14:21 AM AEST
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a heartfelt story; It strikes a chord
Few people can really know about
the experiences in a war except those
who were there.
I too had many dreams of the things I saw
in Viet Nam, As time stretches out in your life
they will come less and less.

Richard

Re: Sleepless Nights (User Rating: 1 )
by theeman on Tuesday, 31st July 2012 @ 04:36:34 PM AEST
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i have never been to war . and i hope i wont see one . its hard to forget things like that but dreams can be controlled and mastered .once u learn to do that things start too get stranger and stranger and into the rabit hole we go :-). but i hope u recover from ur past hardships and learn to grow with it as a person and in spirit . all the world is a stage and we are all just actors. everyone has to play their part.

Re: Sleepless Nights (User Rating: 1 )
by soulsongs on Tuesday, 31st July 2012 @ 07:18:21 PM AEST
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I am sending heartfelt gratitude your way and prayers for peace within yourself - I wish this for you and for all of our soldiers of all times. I hope that sharing your thoughts with us via your poems can help you achieve the inner peace you need and deserve.

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