Conflict Poems
A Logician’s Lament
by Oliver Foreman
Day comes again, the sun is in the sky.
Predictable again, the sun is never shy.
Night comes again, the sun is nigh to die.
To say otherwise; To say a lie.
I count the stars, a finite crowd.
I count my wishes, a finite cloud.
I see my blood, I count it too.
A finite world of finite views.
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Gold is Best
by Leo W
Gold is best, we all agree
A timeless thing of beauty
Gold is merit, gold is wealth
Olympic medals, trophy shelf
Men pray for gold, or go to war
Or break into the jewelry store
To hell with frankincense and myrrh!
The wisest wise man brought it first
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New World
by Camron Thompson
Destined to fall, but to forever stand back up
The weight of all that tries so hard to break me
Not a victim I will become so forever I stand
Here I perceive, in this gorgeous, beautiful land
Stone placed by all of those in front of me
Creating a pit where they should all be thrown
Ricochet and deflect of all the comes my way
They surround me as to put an ending pressure
Nothing new to me, so call me well-versed
Standing strong for all that do not believe
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Love?
by Grace Hough
Could this emotion
be something unknown
a foreign language
never spoken to the living
I can't understand
this feeling that I bare
is it something to express
or is it teenage-
not actually there
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Futility Of Conflict
by Andy Hunter
In a remote place of safety, leaders declare their instructions.
Generals obey these commands and order death and destruction.
This ageless, timeless madness is once again repeated.
With no mercy or compassion until the enemy’s defeated
As smoke and dust with blinding lights
Creates deafening blasts thundering through the night.
Buried in rubble a terrified baby cries.
While a mother seeking shelter can find nowhere to hide.
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A Logician’s Lament
by Oliver Foreman
Day comes again, the sun is in the sky.
Predictable again, the sun is never shy.
Night comes again, the sun is nigh to die.
To say otherwise; To say a lie.
I count the stars, a finite crowd.
I count my wishes, a finite cloud.
I see my blood, I count it too.
A finite world of finite views.
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Serenity
by Micah Anderson
Beaten down and numb,
she was just an echo, a shadow.
She faced Darkness and stared longingly into his eyes.
He knowingly opened his arms to her.
She moved nearer to serenity and further from herself.
On the cusp of perpetuity,
she felt a tug pulling her back.
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Futility Of Conflict
by Andy Hunter
In a remote place of safety, leaders declare their instructions.
Generals obey these commands and order death and destruction.
This ageless, timeless madness is once again repeated.
With no mercy or compassion until the enemy’s defeated
As smoke and dust with blinding lights
Creates deafening blasts thundering through the night.
Buried in rubble a terrified baby cries.
While a mother seeking shelter can find nowhere to hide.
......
Love?
by Grace Hough
Could this emotion
be something unknown
a foreign language
never spoken to the living
I can't understand
this feeling that I bare
is it something to express
or is it teenage-
not actually there
......
Apologize for What?!
by Scott Biggerstaff
For caring? For helping?
I know a plea
Nestled in a request.
I know what I heard.
Should I feel remorse
When, once wound,
Gears turn?
He’s angry -
I feel it like a compulsion
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