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The Devil's Playground

  Playing On the devil’sPlayground  AnticipatingHis last Breath    Dressed In uniformReady to die No matterThe cost  Fallen comrades Crowd battlefieldsStill the soldier Shows no Tears Left to sleep For eternity In the city Of BabylonProtected By angels  
— paul, Apr 25, 2010

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Region, Country: New York, USA

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magics02

16 years 1 month ago

Nice one Paul

I like this one and how are you doing? Been away and miss chatting at ya. Your poetry is getting better and better, I like how you write this one, as if for the soldiers on the battlefield, am I correct in this read? Yes the soldiers what they are and have gone through many years and still to present date. Cheers to you in good ole New York Great poem. Food for thought on this one. Magics02 TIME well spent is TIME well lived
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magics02

16 years 1 month ago

Nice one Paul

I like this one and how are you doing? Been away and miss chatting at ya. Your poetry is getting better and better, I like how you write this one, as if for the soldiers on the battlefield, am I correct in this read? Yes the soldiers what they are and have gone through many years and still to present date. Cheers to you in good ole New York Great poem. Food for thought on this one. Magics02 TIME well spent is TIME well lived