Victory

poem by: Edouard Ligand
Written on May 04, 2016 

Words, toiling, make no sense of
Cloudy saline drizzle, irrigating
Ragged hang-nail, irritating
Puckered valleys of flesh and
Age-sagged meatus, from memory
No longer engaging Soldat Emeritus
Yet pumping to the dregs, crying "Victory!"

 

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Q. Ramirez commented:
I was in the armed forces during peacetime and strangely can relate to this poem. I want to see more post from you. (Pot calling the kettle black)

 

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