Rank Hath Its…
Many Generals were killed
in the brutal Civil War,
when leaders led from the front.
Few Generals died
on the battlefields
in succeeding wars,
having convinced themselves
and the gullible public
that they were too important
to risk their lives in combat,
opting to work in comfort,
while enlisted troops
faced the bullets
of their enemies.
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Contusions is an unpublished poetry collection that explores the aches and pains we suffer from the assault of life.