White Slash Poems

I lurk around every corner
Watching every move you make
Watching you not knowing
Something is out there moving swiftly among the shadows
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I know I haven’t met you yet,
There is distance to be covered,
The many miles between us,
That separates your heart from mine.
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Every night I lay awake,
Planning the night I will escape.

I say to my self it won’t be long, until the attempted,
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The words from the soldier,
Caring a rifle still echo through her mind,
'Mama your son is the town hero you should be proud.'
As they handed the folded American flag to her,
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