Tag: war

America’s Pastime

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here
Today
to plaay ball!

American Anthem, hat in hand-
Bleary eyes and bottle for a microphone-
Small town karaoke version of patriotism vomited in the evening air

With beer- and bated breath they waited
for the first pitch-

Foul ball and foul attitude washed down with a ballpark frank covered in mustard

Sweaty hands sail dreams in paper airplanes toward home plate-

Hometown heroes get the 21 gun salute.

The prompt is “dearly beloved we are gathered here today” from Maria Giesbrecht @theguelphpoet on Instagram. April 6, National Poetry Month 2022.

The Front Lines

The war was over. That was what the public saw. They were not privy to the raging storms that carried on inside the minds of those who were still living on the front lines. Virtual battles had real consequences, galaxies destroyed in the name of peace.

– Written for YeahWrite.me: microstories #282. Prompt sentence, “The war was over.” WC 46. Photo by Wikimedia.

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Social Combat

Dodging insults hurled like bullets
Willing myself to be invisible
Sticking to the perimeter behind enemy lines
Ducking into the nearest open classroom door like diving into a foxhole
Camouflaging myself in groups of teachers to avoid the assailants
Watching the time counting down as I finally join my allies
My comrades and I have strength in numbers
Navigating middle school is like fighting a daily battle
My social life is on the line

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– Written for WordPress Blogging University, Intro to Poetry, Day 4: Journey, Simile. Photo by Richard Caton Woodville, Jr., from Wikipedia.
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