planths - Hello Poetry

Oh how glorious war is! How efficient And adequate! The way it entertains the gods When we shoot fireworks and missiles into the sky It accustoms young women to waiting Awards men for slaughtering men Inspires tyrants to deliver long speeches Adds pages to history books Gives politicians something to bet on Brought tears to Einstein’s eyes Leaves men scarred for life Gives poets new themes Like Bukowski and Cummings It produces less mouths to feed Teaches historians that history is always repeating itself Gives governments something to brag about Pulverises countries until nothing is left Accomplishes equality between killer and killed Keeps the industry of artificial limbs in business Gives grave diggers a pat on the back See how glorious war can be?

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Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2016 at 4:16 AM UTC

The positives of war.

Oh how glorious war is! How efficient And adequate! The way it entertains the gods When we shoot fireworks and missiles into the sky It accustoms young women to waiting Awards men for slaughtering men Inspires tyrants to deliver long speeches Adds pages to history books Gives politicians something to bet on Brought tears to Einstein’s eyes Leaves men scarred for life Gives poets new themes Like Bukowski and Cummings It produces less mouths to feed Teaches historians that history is always repeating itself Gives governments something to brag about Pulverises countries until nothing is left Accomplishes equality between killer and killed Keeps the industry of artificial limbs in business Gives grave diggers a pat on the back See how glorious war can be?

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you saw sadness, and you never noticed the pain. you heard the thunder, and ignored the rain. but yet you wonder, just why you dug my grave. you saw, my dear. but you cannot see.

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Dec 30, 2016

Dec 30, 2016 at 9:05 PM UTC

You only saw

you saw sadness, and you never noticed the pain. you heard the thunder, and ignored the rain. but yet you wonder, just why you dug my grave. you saw, my dear. but you cannot see.

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*One by one, the petals fall, softly to the ground. One by one, my tears fall, rolling down my cheeks. We are just the same, you and I. We are both longing to survive, but as every petal falls and every tear rolls, the beauty inside us slowly dies.*

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Dec 30, 2016

Dec 30, 2016 at 9:00 PM UTC

We are just the same.

*One by one, the petals fall, softly to the ground. One by one, my tears fall, rolling down my cheeks. We are just the same, you and I. We are both longing to survive, but as every petal falls and every tear rolls, the beauty inside us slowly dies.*

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Cupid's arrow is such a dangerous thing, Hitting people without a clue, Fixing their hearts together to never fall apart, stuck together like glue. Until one day, Cupid's arrow disappears and the glue fades away, The people become depressed and lose all interest in life, Their hearts feel like they've been ripped apart with a switchblade knife. And once again, that stupid arrow comes flying past, Creating love too fast, and destroying people's hearts, Cupid's arrow is such a dangerous thing.

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Dec 30, 2016

Dec 30, 2016 at 8:39 PM UTC

cupid's arrow.

Cupid's arrow is such a dangerous thing, Hitting people without a clue, Fixing their hearts together to never fall apart, stuck together like glue. Until one day, Cupid's arrow disappears and the glue fades away, The people become depressed and lose all interest in life, Their hearts feel like they've been ripped apart with a switchblade knife. And once again, that stupid arrow comes flying past, Creating love too fast, and destroying people's hearts, Cupid's arrow is such a dangerous thing.

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