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Read More(1983) …I’m running scared, I’m running fast, I’m running for my lifeWhile soldiers fire from the left and rebels shoot from the rightThe sound of death is a deafening boom from all the bloody strifeBut as a nine-year-old boy, it...
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Thank you Damian.
It’s an impressionable memory that still seems vivid in my mind from time to time. Either way, I’m glad to be here and share with others.
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This had my heart pounding for you. That is something I would never want for anyone to experience in their lives. It does happen though.
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Hi Fia,
It all happened so fast and yet the memory of it is still fresh in my mind after so many years. Now that I read books and stories I’m baffled at how bad (or worse) it was for others. There is a movie coming out later this year about one of these massacres. I wrote a piece about it while at DU but I know the movie will tell the heartbreaking story in detail.
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Sometimes I’m a little partial to war and the suffering because of it. The futility of the common soldier and civilians. it’s never glamorous and never without suffrage. You wrote it well.
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Thank you so much Styxian.
The damage it does to people as a society has long lasting consequences. As I was telling Fia in the previous comment, the movie coming out later this year will tell more of the stories. We must always learn our history to see where we’ve been so we see the signs ahead.
Hope you’re doing well.
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Read MoreI didn't ask to be a doctor of your writingnor of your lost personality,I didn't ask to be anythingand I don't want you, nor do I like you...nor do I care about you... I want to forget. I get lost...
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Powerfully penned, PAR. Excellent write my friend. I can feel the pain in your words, haunted by a memory, wishing time would make you forget. Nicely done as always. Appreciate you my brother.
Damian
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You are the best my brother!
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This is giving me sorrow and slight anger. Really good spill.
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Two of the most poetic emotions. Good! A big hug my dear.
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Awesome! This is the poem of the day to me. The frustration jerking the pen across the page, all helter skelter. The need to be stern and yet softened at the core.
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Thank you for being there and reading my things. Big hug, a very special 2026!
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Chère F.,
You care for us like a lover.
With calloused, no: with warm and soft hands.
And I am very grateful for this.I wish you a blessed, happy and inspired 2026. With enough time to do other things you love.
Warm wave, warm regards, GusPost command? No, post comment!
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Thank you, Gus
Sorry for late comment had a lot to deal with. Happy New Year
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Thanks Fia
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Thank you, Vision
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Thanks, cuz. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you, Damian
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Read MoreEach verse I pen and then disperse out into the universe and the unknownThey carry a little part of me with heart and soul that’s beyond flesh and boneBut they return with an echo from the voices of others...
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Nice write Wally
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Thank you very much Peter. I appreciate your comment.
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Beautifully penned, Wally. Excellent write my friend. The life of a writer is never boring. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you very much Damian. It’s our never ending search for the perfect words, which is an exciting journey.
Hope you’re doing well.
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We are all here to share words; to offer through cyberspace an image, a scene, or an experience that can hopefully come alive in the readers mind.
If we have writings we are too shy to reveal to friends or relatives, there’s always a place waiting where we can share with likeminded souls, knowing we are always welcome. The door down the hall is always unlocked.
And when we’ve settled in, it’s as though we are sharing a piece of ourselves with confidence.
Awesome writing, Wally.
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Thank you Tim, I think you really narrowed it down. I remember being shy so many years ago and then I felt comfortable sharing. It’s been a journey for many of us and now we found this place that does feel like home.
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Really enjoyed this. You wrote what a home should be. Thank you.
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Thank you very much Fia. For some it takes a while, but the names and camaraderie we build gives us that comfort we seek in like minded writers and poets.
Hope you’re doing well.
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Powerfully penned, Wally. A very heartfelt write my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. Appreciate you.
Damian