Anyway, these are both for the Day 11 prompt contributed by Rob Halpin for Poem-a-Day.
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Fourth of July
Television drowns out
reruns in his imagination,
no such thing as friendly fire
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Nothing's wrong.
Went home,
two legs, both hands
intact.
Body looks
fine. Mind stayed
behind, forever
broken.
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Both excellent poems, Linda. They show a truth that most don't want to see or think about. Strong.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Claudsy. xo
DeleteI love both pieces...succinct and powerful.
ReplyDeleteOh, my. THIS:
ReplyDelete"Mind stayed
behind, forever
broken."
Perfect.
Thank you so much, De.
DeleteI appreciate your feedback.
xo
Stunningly moving, Linda.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Misky.
DeleteI pen served you well! I am moved by both.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Michelle.
DeletePoignant stunning succinct poems Linda - wow!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by and commenting, Sharon. :-)
DeleteVery excellent poems Linda. Recently I watched the BBC version of Who do you think you are with Patrick Stewart. His late father was an extremely violent man. When Stewart dug into his father's life he discovered a broken man who must have had so much PTSD that it's a wonder he didn't do something horrible. He even went thru electric shock therapy and LSD therapy to try to curb his violence. Imagine all the people who suffered in the past because it wasn't recognised.
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