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War broke his will not with bombs nor with bullets. War fed his soul with torn up bodies, and cut off limbs. War drowned his senses with the smell of blood and rotting flesh. War broke his will with man's capacity for boundless cruelty.

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Feb 19

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Notes: Rewrite of "War broke his will"
Tags: #georg #trakl #poet #war #broken #will #suicide

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