Frank E Gibbard Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 You shell me And I shell you It’s what we Soldiers do The civilians In between Die We civilians Always Do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Potent, a distillation, which leaves my head spinning. Wonderous, and way, way true (an Oakland inflection) Loved it... DC Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Short, compact and powerful. Here the truth is woven with a couple of words. I like this a lot. Aleksandra Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Hello Frank, This concise piece evokes the spectre of the first Iraq war when 'collateral' damage was used to describe death and destruction of innocent civilians. Your poem shows that the horror is no less all these years later in Gaza. goldenlangur Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 A powerful evocation, Frank. I imagine the narrator as a soldier ready to kill another soldier who is ready to kill him. Each must be looking at the other, if only for a split second, wondering, "Why"??? Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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