Heart turned hard, emotionally scarred. I tried to get past this but it’s so fucking hard.My pain is evident yet so blissfully hidden. From events Continue Reading
warrior poetry
Crying in the night
by Rob Sanders Crying in the night Trying to hear Through the whiskey and the tears. I’m tired and can’t sleep. Men talking long dead, buried Continue Reading
Only The Sovereign
by Aaron Smith Tonight, tears draw linesThat only some findWhen despair gets a hold of yourLast set of minds My Brother Alone in the nightNo Continue Reading
Armor to Thread
by Anonymous Am I brave? Limits of manhood, naivety, and all-around wonder with the world - I and they collide. Teenage wild eyes. Go where it’s Continue Reading
The Death of the Humvee Turret Gunner
First, a little context: Death of the Ball Turret GunnerBy Randall Jarrell From my mother's sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly Continue Reading
Tactical Poetry: Deal with the Devil
by Bryan “Gannicus” Myers I took a chance, a deal, a bargain of old. With a grin, a cigarette, and a cross in the road, I had a midnight hour, a Continue Reading
Snap, Snap! And You’re Thankful
by Rob Sanders When you’re cold and aloneOn the dark side of night,You're lying on rocksShivering - cold or fright?The mortars are boomingacross the Continue Reading
Brothers
by Rob Sanders My brothers drink too much Occasionally do drugs or God In excess. They love and hate according to the day and the mood. We love our Continue Reading
A Veteran at the Art Museum
by Monica Deck One afternoon, my friend took me to the art museum. In those gardens, there is a place a tunnel walls of gray rock in wire Continue Reading
NEW BOOK RELEASE: In Love… & War: The Anthology of Poet Warriors
Order Here! This collection is the experience-the knowledge of those who have trained for, and more often than not engaged in war to bring it back to Continue Reading