Poetry – Page 2 – Discovering Reality

Afghanistan in Perspective

The town of Yahya Khel forever will resemble Hell. In a country that is so out of date the only message they preach is hate. When the devil speaks in hushed tones,Among the people there are silent moans. They moan because they are not free,Although they forever yearn to be. These disciplined fighters who teach…

On Guard

So the guard positions that we have at our small base are not as rough as the ones that I describe in this poem but you get the idea: The soldier lays in the prone during the dark early hours of the morning, watching his post with mental awareness. He trains his trusty weapon at…