army
Learn more about other poetry terms
This is war,
A cryptic whirlpool of souls and hurt
In which we have no friend but earth.
Earth! Earth! Earth!
In the purple ocean deepYou came to us serendipitouslyBecame a filter of our livesTook a promise as "Love Yourself"Seeing our universe from your smileGazing at your unique style
With the recent loss of my mom and dad, I can’t help to think how each of my sisters and brother are dealing in their own way with the loss.
WHAT WILL BE THE BEST KIND OF LOVE ?
A WIFE RECOLLECTING THE BEST MEMORIES FROM THE VERY LAST AND LIVELY LONG DRIVE WITH HER HUSBAND
I held you tight
Tried not to cry
Please don't leave my sight
Don't say goodbye
"Be brave" you said
I said "I'll try"
But you might end up dead
Don't say goodbye
When I was a child I used to wonder why the veterans in town didn’t like the fireworks on the 4th of July. I thought that’s what they fought for, the freedom to make things go boom.
Going Army to civilain
Was a challenge for me,
Bringing all of my experienced baggage along
From the sights of active duty.
Deployed my first year on getting stationed
At the age of nineteen
I never knew the path I followed, I never knew how close I'd walk,
I never knew my life was broken, I never knew my dad was not
Taught me how to be myself, taught me how to read and talk
My sister used a quarter in a machine the other day,
one that drops random surprises, mostly worthless
but still they are kept, for reasons unbeknownst by most
As the claw picked up a ball, stale candy joining the fall
It was just the fall of October when the skies were still sleepy
The sun had pulled its blankets, yet the naked trees looked creepy
Amongst the golden rays lies a mysterious yet recognizable shadow
One word
SEAL
What does that mean to you?
To me
SEAL
It stands for
SErious
Exceptional
Astounding
Love
for Humanity.
A true seal
Is ready to lay down his life
One word
SEAL
What does that mean to you?
To me
SEAL
It stands for
SErious
Exceptional
Astounding
Love
for Humanity.
A true seal
Is ready to lay down his life
Bullets sound from every direction
Soldiers drop
With dog tags in hand
Under the moon he gaze
Breathing in and out
No ones coming
In the mud
The color of red fills his eyes
Flag burning has a right
That is why you all fight
Yes it's a moral disgrace
but they are trying to stand for their race.
Desecration does no harm,
they are only casung an alarm.
June two-seven, two-oh-one-seven
To soldier,
Today is the first day I haven't seen you in two years
You have traded our hallway-hand-holding
For barracks-and-gun-toting.
#Day2 - August 2017
Love shot down like a thug on the street..
Heart shattered like broken glass on a beat..
Sound waves rumbling through my head like a stampede..
From then to today
the flag that stood so tall in the sky, held by the weight of more than just the soldiers that grasped it
the soldiers that fought so hard, so much
The man next to me.
Usually in a camo uniform.
Or a blue jacket.
He has tags around his neck.
A shaven clean face.
And the American flag painted on his shoulder.
I look at him.
This country is united but not under God,
you're blind if you think this country isnt flawed.
We have troops dying left and right, people dont say a word,
People dont see the real picture, the real picture is blurred.
The Darkness of Night
By Ryan G.
Darkness had fallen, dressed in black
The army stood, no light
I traded my sorrows for a pretty face
And a bottle
I traded my sorrows for him
And a cigarette to my lips
My sorrows were replaced
I love you.
My gosh do I love you.
I dream about you.
We lay on the beach,
we eat in fancy restaurants
and I have even visited you overseas.
I've seen you get shot.
It didn't matter what I thought
to regret my decision
to change my choice
I chose my country
I chose my God
over you
I hurt you
I angered you
I considered you
trying to change me
Bacon and scrambled eggs
We're served bacon and scrambled eggs on the special day
Scrambled Eggs;
Fluffy, unlike the bed my dad has to sleep on every night
Yellow, matching the ribbon that is used to support him
I'm going back to school for degree number two,
but financial aid has run out,oh no, what should I do?
one, moment that changed our lives.
as you told me the news
Holding my hand
Two seconds for it to sink in
I let the tears fall
three days before you left
walking away from us leaving
When he was a small boy,
He dreamped of being a hero of war,
On the battle field to save every one,
In the hot desert sun,
So little Johny pick up that old b-b gun,
Mama look at that squirl run,
If I had the power, I would help a baby bird to fly. I would teach it how to use its wings. I would catch it if it fell. I would make it believe in itself. If I had the power, I would help the mother on minimum wage.
My tears of sanity
Grinded by hell
Drag through bones and dust
Continuous battles
Thrown to the ground
The two lost souls, I only wish we met,
Sooner, I wish back then you said hello.
But that summer, oh I cannot forget,
the time we spent, to only watch you go.
We sit under the stars in your old jeep,
He ran through clouds of dust
Kicked up from his comrades' trampling boots
And neutralizing fire-
But our children sit.
Rise for The Man! Rise for The Land!
Something is missing,
Each day that passes it is like I am breaking just a little more.
My head spinning
Thinking of all the memories.
It is very easy to get lost in my own mind.
When I look for a way out,
Have you ever stopped to see
How all of our lives might be
Without those who died for the red, white, and blue
Sacrificing their lives for me and you
Do you even give one thought
Army Is US!
Strict, Strong, Stern.
Army is you.
Tall, Proud, Heroic, Brave
Army is you.
I will stand by your side.
I will support you always.
Broken home
Broken heart
Torn from the inside out
Just ripped apart
………………………………..
You’re behind my scars
for as long as
i breathe
he wore a
uniform
lottery ticket
of death
gamble
never to be won
eight years old
invested not with
glitter
but jitters
oldest
Every minute, every hour, every day..I will stay... Right here patiently waiting.. keeping my mind busy, as to not always think of you...
they protect our nation and way of life
they are ready at moments notice
there might not be many but they are proud
can you guess who I'm talking about
Miles away from home a soldier lies,He cherishes many hello's, and despites goodbye's.He risks his life, he is willing to die,He does all of this to see that American Flag fly high.What most people do not understand,
You are my best friend, a great brother, a great person.
I look up to you, my hero.
What happens if you come back and you don't care about me the same?
Our fathers’ dream has been realized Here we stand, America the greatOn democracy but still not finalized,As we are ever changing, no end date
Another day had gone past with you away
It seems like there too many months in a day,
Valentine's Day passes with you sending petunias to Momma
I only wish you could be back home so I wouldn't have to deal with the drama!
Dressed in army greens
Brown boots, tags around his neck
Finally he’s home
No trace of a smile
He is very different now
Finally he’s home
He was in the field
Army strong isn’t the correct term to
define yourself. Teddy bear type of guy.
Shy, sweet, funny was what you were before
you became army strong. I guess the guard
told you to guard up your feelings in the
This was written while I was at basic training for the United States Army.........
It's amazing how the essence of somebodys presence can change you.
And then when your gone without it its amazing how it could offend you.
The cries of war surround
common soldier
as the men rush onward
in excitement and yell
But the opposition is fierce
and men fall fast
as straight as arrows
Common soldier obeys
An army I see standing before you
Won't you let it be so we won't go blue
Me alone in the field, head high and no shield
for give me, but I won't bow down or kneel
Lets open our eyes and see what we've done
That summer I had just turned nineteen
Is when I saw you in shorts of camouflage green.
You saw me when you were playing football with some pals
That Life we Live
We don't live the life of boredom
We are free, we are birds
We are always on the move
seeing new things, & new things seeing us..
Life is what you make of things
They say you take the good with the bad
They say that life is full of wonders
That there is something waiting for you at the end of the long road
I'm like a rubber band
I can't be broken
I have been hurt so many times that I'm not breakable
I have cried so many times that your words will never hurt
Stick and Stones may break my bones but words will never hurt
"Sticks and stones may break my bones", but words have more power than the biggest army.
With each break, bones heal stronger,
but internal wounds never will.
Although they try.
Just before they are mended,
I'm shutting down
What else am I to do?
Till you come around
Till then I'll wait for you
So broken
How I feel inside
words unspoken
All these feelings denied
He held the ink stained letter
It came to him from miles away
Hung on to every word written
From the girl that begged him to stay
You have the strength of a soldier and the willingness to fight.
You have the strength that will carry you far through foreign lands.
A gun strapped to your back that wears you down, yet you still have the strength to keep going.
I am from the infantry.
From soldiers who have fought to their death.
Through deployments and basic training, they triumph over all.
I am from a war that gave us freedom.
Stand straight, stand tall, stand proud
don't you dare give up.
your strength, my strength...
it is all we have
back straight,
feet together,
now they are apart
must be perfect
As we walk into the line of fire
Memories start running through our heads
Some of us remember playing with our kids
Others seem to recall when they themselves were kids
As just a boy you made your decision to become a man,
you thought long and hard and didn't take a thing for granted
it was in your final year of childhood that you chose to take a stand
In the dark,
I swear I feel
Your arms around my heart
In the day
I think of you
I pretend it's ok
Knowing that you're
A million miles away
In the war
The gentle rocking of a
heavy metal coffin
rocks her to sleep
Instead of the pleasant
beat of her child’s
heart.
