C O M B A T
	the Literary Expression of Battlefield Touchstones ™
	ISSN 1542-1546 Volume 01 Number 03 Summer ©Jul 2003

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From A Soldier

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there is blood on the ground, i see it
there is blood on my hands, i feel it
this blood comes not from my body
but it is mine

there is a body on the ground, i see it
there is pain in those eyes, i feel it
this pain comes not from my body
but it is mine

there is life inside this thing, i see it
a plea from this shattered being, i feel it
this life is not inside my body
but i take it

peace, at last ... for you
what about me

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by Harry David Worley
... who is a combat veteran and freelance poet.

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