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The 20 Second Battle Cry

The hands of good men are soiled by muddy swords and smoking guns. I tear my honor from my heart. It aches for the vibrations of home. The key to unlock my destiny lay upon the battlefield before me. A thousand eyes filled with ugliness and rage  burn a fiery light  and outshine the stars,   mocking the heavens above. The smoke-hot breath billows from mouths of desperate men. A warrior plucked from a tree of naivete.  A young man’s dream,  To die old and in his bed, shattered by the crack of a firearm. These men fight and die for men, who add another jewel to the their crown on history's head.   Inside the will of a forceful blow we scar the humanity of God's creation. If I do not remain standing  With my own breath and as a mortal man- Let me be accepted worthy for the kingdom of heaven And be lulled to sleep within an angel's comforting arms.

Copyright © November 2000 Danielle Lynne Cathers

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