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Sep 2013
It stands for
soldiers
in the soil,
sleeping there,
full of holes.

It was currency around the ward,
slashing up our weekend goals.

Red all red,
Little wars,
Little pins,
Behind the doors.
thought I should add an explanation for this one - in Britain we wear poppy badges in memory of those who have died in combat. During a spell in hospital someone smuggled in one of these brooches and it was passed around as a tool for self harm.
A Mareship
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