Joseph Bentley Poems

Told I had a disorder keeping anger close
Believing this came from time spent at war
Eventually found the Army only embraced
That which I from my childhood had stored
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Our nation's finest go to fight our wars
Warriors resolve to know the cost
God's will chooses their fate
He decides what is saved or lost
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8 years active 16 in the Guard
Two combat tours in Iraq
Some of it miserable some just a big romp
Three years in West Germany before that
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To what extent of abuse lived
No perfect understanding for why
If beauty in the eye of the beholder
What lies in the abuser's eyes
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At times there will be hard living
Knocked down when life is rough
Know that wearing on your mind will be
Whether you got up fast enough
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