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Apr 2015
Sometimes
I wake up
feeling lethal
after old war
nightmares.

To sooth myself
I slowly
sharpen
my K-Bar.

Weird, but
the motion
drives away
the toxic
memories.

Sometimes,
it takes a knife
to **** a dream.
   ~mce
A k-bar is a legendary Marine killing knife. I took mine from dead friendly at An Loc. Seven inches of cold steel. A very reassuring object to keep at hand.
Mike Essig
Written by
Mike Essig  Mechanicsburg, PA
(Mechanicsburg, PA)   
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   --- and Joel M Frye
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