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20 Cents
20 Cents
The guy gave the war concern 20 cents
This was enough to buy ten bullets
Which would kill ten enemy soldiers
If fired accurately by a good soldier
He'd give more if he could afford it
But he was jobless and skint
20 cents was all he could afford
Bread and coffee cost money
Even if cheaper thru the VA
His benefits were little not enough
So he...
Sunday 20th March 2022 9:32 pm
VETERAN
VETERAN
Veteran of the ancient war, before my time, tell me, what was it like?
I see pictures in the history books, black and white photographs.
Did the enemy scream when you bayoneted them and cry for their mothers?
Did you see your mates beg for mercy as their blood ran away from shattered legs?
Now sixty years later I see you, frail and withered, lost in...
Thursday 20th October 2011 11:17 pm
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