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It's back � that feeling;
Something is wrong
It's
close
Within a year
Or two
It's visited before
Through the millennial change
I could place it then
Accompanied by fear
Of heights
No fear of heights
I close my eyes
Flames rush across mind's eye
Kill
teams wait
Rescuers
Oh, yes I've seen it before
Middle East, Africa, South America,
Even here in the home
of the free
Flies buzzing around decaying flesh
Horsemen
The onslaught of false prophets
Jihad,
crusade, it doesn't matter
Killing in God's name
For
what... Land, Riches,
Paradise?
How can a man filled
with violence,
Ever experience paradise?
Any number of
eternal virgins...
Women who will tease but not please
Torture |
By Mark I. Kirkmeyer
Copyright 2007
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October 31, 2012 |
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About
Author...
Mark Kirkmeyer served as a Light Weapons/Medical Specialist in the U.S. Army (1983-88), the U.S. Army Reserve (1988-1992), and the California National Guard (1992-1995). He is Gulf War Veteran (1991) and served in Korea (1986-87).It is illegal to
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