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Open Poetry #49

Death of a Mercenary.

Cari
Member
Posts 411
Englnand

0 posted 2016-02-05 05:29 AM

Van Kleef was taking too long to die
Someone should shield his eyes from the sun
But no one moved

He accepted the pain with a grunt
The void behind the eyes held nothing
Hatred would have been a saving grace

The cleansing department arrived
Red necked sky raptors circled above
the flies feeding on the field dressing

As a useless gesture
We covered the body with rocks
A group concession to compassion

Reached for packs and weapons
And moved towards the westering sun
Without a backward glance.

ice
Member Elite

since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

1 posted 2016-02-05 05:53 AM

Van Kleef could have been a Blackwater mercenary in Iraq...hired killers also suffer casualties..

Or more likely, knowing your poetry, Van Kleef is probably a Mercenary, a Boer..fighting for rights to the Cape Of Good Hope?

When you think about it, all modern wars, and conflicts settled by violence, have been fought by Mercenaries, mostly from the United States.

That is what this poem made me think of.

"Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance."
Carl Sandburg

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2016-02-05 09:07 AM

Hard for me to capture my thoughts around this one, Cari.

Could be it is because I am just now on my first cuppas java and my mind is still sleep-wired.

I loved the poem though, very much.

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

3 posted 2016-02-12 09:14 PM

nice writing...james

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