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The tears I’ll see when I get off alone
I’ve failed him now and I’m with grief
His death has filled me with much disbelief

I remember we talked on the sad cold day
We even sat together before battle to pray
We marched together side by side
Or strength and honor or fear did hide

The trumpet sounded. We answered the call
Such blood and gore I never have saw
But what shook me and pained me great
Was when Johnny met his fate.

That very moment my strength did fall
Like the crumbling of a great wall
I tried my best but it was too late
Johnny had passed on to that gate

Why little Johnny my friend so deer
I was filled with so much fear
I wish to go I wasn’t home
At least not now when I’m all alone
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The fallen

Contributed by Shadow on Monday, 2nd February 2004 @ 06:36:18 PM in AEST
Topic: SadPoetry

What do I say when I get home
The tears I’ll see when I get off alone
I’ve failed him now and I’m with grief
His death has filled me with much disbelief

I remember we talked on the sad cold day
We even sat together before battle to pray
We marched together side by side
Or strength and honor or fear did hide

The trumpet sounded. We answered the call
Such blood and gore I never have saw
But what shook me and pained me great
Was when Johnny met his fate.

That very moment my strength did fall
Like the crumbling of a great wall
I tried my best but it was too late
Johnny had passed on to that gate

Why little Johnny my friend so deer
I was filled with so much fear
I wish to go I wasn’t home
At least not now when I’m all alone

Copyright Â© Shadow ... [ 2004-02-02 18:36:18]
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Re: The fallen (User Rating: 1 )
by Elf on Monday, 2nd February 2004 @ 07:37:04 PM AEST
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good write. Keep it coming. I like the way you write as if you were actually there. Maybe in a sense, you were....... I g2gfn, so I'll see u @ school in the morning.
-*Valen*-

Re: The fallen (User Rating: 1 )
by hawaii06 on Monday, 2nd February 2004 @ 08:02:06 PM AEST
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very good poem...I really enjoyed it and I hope you keep posting your poems....I love reading them...they're so wonderful!!!!!!! thank you for the lovely poem.
~Jamie~

Re: The fallen (User Rating: 1 )
by a_bear on Monday, 2nd February 2004 @ 08:26:24 PM AEST
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I don't know what inspired it either, but I have a friend who saw a lot of comrades die in viet Nam...he feels guilty because he lived. I wrote a poem about it ...my brother in law was a medic over there and he saw so many terrible things...he had nightmares and finally took his own life. Your poem reminds me of all that...

Re: The fallen (User Rating: 1 )
by SAT on Sunday, 22nd February 2004 @ 07:00:35 PM AEST
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love it shadow... great write... keep on striving for the top!

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