By: Abby Orlowski
Young soldier,
The true saviors.
Trying to make words come together.
Stories of laughter and tears,
Aches and torture,
Blood and bodies,
Stories of all things.
All the rough jobs.
Letters saved and read and reread.
Wives and husbands and families and friends.
Hopes and thoughts,
Enormous energy and drive, focus,
Something never achieved.
Camps at night.
Hunted,
Attacked,
A close friend was shot and killed.
Real things that happened,
Reality.
Madness.
Wow. To find this poem in Paulsen's article ... wow. Well done.
ReplyDeleteI think this was really powerful. It is so perfect and the picture is a great addition.
ReplyDeleteThis poem is awesome. I liked that it was a found poem but had nothing to do with what the article was about
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