"airstrikes" poems - Hello Poetry

There he is the loudest guy in the bar Boasting about clandestine OPS and battles he’d ‘prefer not to remember’, But he does, because he has an audience There he was in Ramadi, Korengal, Tikrit, Kandahar, pinned down by dozens, no hundreds, of enemy fighters. His best mate, was hit by shrapnel or an enemy round. He screams for Doc But no help comes The barroom hero applies a compression bandage, but the blood continues to flow through his fingers Minutes pass, his buddy worsens. Doc arrives, finally. The buddy is stabilized and loaded onto a stretcher He’ll be on the first bird out The battle hardened warrior continues his tale, regaling his table with airstrikes, CQB, and taking the battle to the enemy. Someone asks, “What unit were you in?” He replies proudly, “The Second Ranger Battalion.” You set your own beer down and spin from your chair. You make your way from your table to his. You place a silver coin upon it, “Second Ranger Battalion,” you say, “Coin Check.” The color drains from his face Fear in his eyes and an ‘Oh **** expression on his face, He stammers something about being ‘attached’ and having orders for Ranger School once. Your icy glare tells him that he’d better **** and **** before he is no longer able to do either. He throws a $20 onto the table and finds his way to the door. ******* ****

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Nov 6, 2015

Nov 6, 2015 at 1:07 PM UTC

ellis-reyes

Stolen Valor

There he is the loudest guy in the bar Boasting about clandestine OPS and battles he’d ‘prefer not to remember’, But he does, because he has an audience There he was in Ramadi, Korengal, Tikrit, Kandahar, pinned down by dozens, no hundreds, of enemy fighters. His best mate, was hit by shrapnel or an enemy round. He screams for Doc But no help comes The barroom hero applies a compression bandage, but the blood continues to flow through his fingers Minutes pass, his buddy worsens. Doc arrives, finally. The buddy is stabilized and loaded onto a stretcher He’ll be on the first bird out The battle hardened warrior continues his tale, regaling his table with airstrikes, CQB, and taking the battle to the enemy. Someone asks, “What unit were you in?” He replies proudly, “The Second Ranger Battalion.” You set your own beer down and spin from your chair. You make your way from your table to his. You place a silver coin upon it, “Second Ranger Battalion,” you say, “Coin Check.” The color drains from his face Fear in his eyes and an ‘Oh **** expression on his face, He stammers something about being ‘attached’ and having orders for Ranger School once. Your icy glare tells him that he’d better **** and **** before he is no longer able to do either. He throws a $20 onto the table and finds his way to the door. ******* ****

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O Palestine My Palestine, Open your eyes You need to reply all in the language of bullets In a voice full of hatred I saw Israeli bombardment overnight. Burning human civilization all around The curse of our souls is upon those who are engrossed in destruction. Those who take away our abode. O Holy Mosque Al-Aqsa, You are the essence of our existence I swear by my Lord that I will never allow this holy place of yours to be defiled. Where is my brother Arab non-Arab Qatar Kuwait and the King of Saudi Arabia Who are holding the flag of Islam? Who are contained an ancient heritage. O brother Are you engaged in oiling their palms ? Now we want unity. And there is no alternative to unity. I hate all airstrikes Bullets are falling from unseen dark O Palestine My Palestine, When will you sleep unduly? We are waiting for the good day.

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May 16, 2021

May 16, 2021 at 3:32 AM UTC

Nurul

O Palestine My Palestine,

O Palestine My Palestine, Open your eyes You need to reply all in the language of bullets In a voice full of hatred I saw Israeli bombardment overnight. Burning human civilization all around The curse of our souls is upon those who are engrossed in destruction. Those who take away our abode. O Holy Mosque Al-Aqsa, You are the essence of our existence I swear by my Lord that I will never allow this holy place of yours to be defiled. Where is my brother Arab non-Arab Qatar Kuwait and the King of Saudi Arabia Who are holding the flag of Islam? Who are contained an ancient heritage. O brother Are you engaged in oiling their palms ? Now we want unity. And there is no alternative to unity. I hate all airstrikes Bullets are falling from unseen dark O Palestine My Palestine, When will you sleep unduly? We are waiting for the good day.

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****** night, Stormy night Soilders perishing Cannons firing No one is reviving And the sound of people crying No one knows how this started But there's a lot of blood flying Airstrikes bombing Gunshots flying Its all really terrifying All peace and hope has been lost When Cannon shots start multiplying!

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Feb 19, 2015

Feb 19, 2015 at 5:55 PM UTC

AidenRoten

War.

****** night, Stormy night Soilders perishing Cannons firing No one is reviving And the sound of people crying No one knows how this started But there's a lot of blood flying Airstrikes bombing Gunshots flying Its all really terrifying All peace and hope has been lost When Cannon shots start multiplying!

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Yemen is a floating failed state spinning in the maelstrom of flu, COVID, diphtheria, and cholera on one side and the US backed Saudi coalition on the other. They float there like an abandoned oil tanker floating off the coast in the Red Sea threatening to spill 1,000,000 barrels of crude oil until entirety turns black— a sticky substance that’s hard to clean off. It floats there as a deterrent—a ***** bomb Houthis hold hostage future generations with an IED that will injure all of our children— why have Houthis weaponized the destruction of our planet? Could it be that we’ve taken their world from them? The people drop like a bomb from the sky in the Shada area of the Saada province. The country explodes like a car of 13 Houthis—4 children— sending shrapnel to every corner of the Earth. How many children is a terrorist’s life worth? Keep in mind terrorists could hurt children or those children could grow up to be terrorists or a defense contractor could go out of business so what’s the price of a child relative to those scenarios? 21,000 airstrikes in 5 years 5 years to do the math every time we try to solve the equation the answer comes out negative.

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Jul 27, 2020

Jul 27, 2020 at 6:35 AM UTC

andrew-rueter

How Do Children Factor Into The Equation?

Yemen is a floating failed state spinning in the maelstrom of flu, COVID, diphtheria, and cholera on one side and the US backed Saudi coalition on the other. They float there like an abandoned oil tanker floating off the coast in the Red Sea threatening to spill 1,000,000 barrels of crude oil until entirety turns black— a sticky substance that’s hard to clean off. It floats there as a deterrent—a ***** bomb Houthis hold hostage future generations with an IED that will injure all of our children— why have Houthis weaponized the destruction of our planet? Could it be that we’ve taken their world from them? The people drop like a bomb from the sky in the Shada area of the Saada province. The country explodes like a car of 13 Houthis—4 children— sending shrapnel to every corner of the Earth. How many children is a terrorist’s life worth? Keep in mind terrorists could hurt children or those children could grow up to be terrorists or a defense contractor could go out of business so what’s the price of a child relative to those scenarios? 21,000 airstrikes in 5 years 5 years to do the math every time we try to solve the equation the answer comes out negative.

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AMERICA FRANCE AND THE UK AIRSTRIKES ARE NOW A SOLUTION WILL RUSSIA AND SYRIA STRIKE BACK IS PEACE NOW NOT A RESOLUTION CHEMICAL WEAPONS HAVE BEEN USED THAT KILLED SYRIANS OWN PEOPLE WILL THIS CAUSE A WORLD WIDE WAR WILL OUR WORLD NOW BE CRIPPLED OUR WORLD IS NOW IN A HORRIBLE PLACE WHERE LIFE IS NOW NOT PURE WHAT IS A LIFE REALLY WORTH FOR PEACE IS NOW NOT SURE WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO BRING PEACE

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Apr 13, 2018

Apr 13, 2018 at 9:46 PM UTC

mark-riordan

SYRIAN AIR STRIKES

AMERICA FRANCE AND THE UK AIRSTRIKES ARE NOW A SOLUTION WILL RUSSIA AND SYRIA STRIKE BACK IS PEACE NOW NOT A RESOLUTION CHEMICAL WEAPONS HAVE BEEN USED THAT KILLED SYRIANS OWN PEOPLE WILL THIS CAUSE A WORLD WIDE WAR WILL OUR WORLD NOW BE CRIPPLED OUR WORLD IS NOW IN A HORRIBLE PLACE WHERE LIFE IS NOW NOT PURE WHAT IS A LIFE REALLY WORTH FOR PEACE IS NOW NOT SURE WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO BRING PEACE

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Candles are lit. The family gathered. The son brought downstairs, eyes covered. Make a wish my son. I wish.. I wish, the Russians were gone. Confused? This is not birthday party. This is Russian airstrikes dropped down daily. Syria is my home. A tyrant on the throne..

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Feb 17, 2020

Feb 17, 2020 at 6:15 AM UTC

ScribeMeAName

I Wish.

Candles are lit. The family gathered. The son brought downstairs, eyes covered. Make a wish my son. I wish.. I wish, the Russians were gone. Confused? This is not birthday party. This is Russian airstrikes dropped down daily. Syria is my home. A tyrant on the throne..

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