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Poem Matt Antis Poem Matt Antis

“Help!”

A memory I’d pay to live without
The path down a lane I wish I’d reroute
My thoughts fall like dominos down the stair
The last bone falls, which leaves me feeling bare

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Warrior Fatigue

I joined them at last
Warriors of the past
Lives placed in a sieve
So loved ones could live

I came back alive
With all my pieces
But fighting won’t stop
”War never ceases.”

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Inspiration

Imperfect thoughts coupled with rusty tools
I had hoped for perfection, neglecting the fool
Who lives within me yelling to close shop
And the firm voice whispering, “Don’t stop.”

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Rider

Beast of war nuzzles past the muzzle at a shaft of grain
The rider dismounts alongside her to get rid of the pain
Lowering the muzzle, the warhorse nibbles at the stalk
Premonition of battle while scouting a roadblock

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Wise Historian

Are the wise looking for a prize?
Or do they spy the sky for a mystery?
Above a book they rise with dim eyes
They write misery but speak liberty

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