War V
written by: Jeff Flaig
They lay open and bleeding
Sinew and bone exposed to the sun
Fleshly putrid stench elevating
Hardly recognizable as someone’s son
Sacrificed on the alter of battle
Congregating body parts with horrible eyes
Staring aimlessly and deceased
Fixed on their last deathly cries
Participants in the ritual of war
Laid about this podium of death
Worshiping in the eerie daylight
Seeking sermons for one last breath
Let us sing praises in dark silence
Or will I sing this death song alone
For all the souls who have gathered here
Who worship motionless, next to my own
I'm a fair weather writer, so I only write when I feel like it and might go long periods of time before I get the urge. I love writing poetry and reading good poetry, mostly because I didn't have the time in the past to write anything else. Since I have retired, I jumped into serious writing and have written three novels, a bunch of short stories and a few poems here and there. My WIP is a book of short stories and a sequel to one of my current novels. I expect that will take me a year to finish. I don't like to rush my writing.
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