Literature

At the beginning of the Vietnam war, November 1965, the American army would have its first major confrontation with the Vietcong. Three battalions were dropped into a landing zone in an area where enemy activity had been reported. They were here for a battle – and get a battle they did. Upon...

Found this recently on FB and had to repost it because it was so cute, so innocent, so funny, and yet, so sadly true. A group of professionals posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds , ‘What does love mean?’ The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone … <a...

On the cabinets, on the tables, pinned on the wall. Precious memories, pictures of us all. Something fragile, a beauty so rare. A new day dawning that we shared. Take my hand and show me something I never seen. Kiss me and send me higher than I ever been. Cry tears of joy cause i’m … <a...

In the name of ‘Truth’, you blasted something beautiful and delicate Left devastation and destruction in your wake. To defend your ‘truth’, you hide it, because it fell apart When seen in the light of reason. I guess the fall was too hard. And so to cover up, the gaping hole in your defence You...

I live in a cloud one. Don’t go very high. Always on the ground, rarely in the sky. Till the day you made me feel like superman Like a princess kissing the beggar man. On the darkest days, still had my head in the clouds, Dove in with you where we floundered about. Then came … <a...

I fade away into the grey skies - Icy rain floods my eyes. Like an owl in the night, melting away, As the shadows flee from the light of day. So swift and silent – dramatic and strange. The unloosening of an untamed man. A ravenous beast that tears itself down - Self-destruct – three … <a...

It’s time to move on I guess. This is the end of life as We know it. This is the end of us. Still got your picture in my mind Still groping in the dark trying to find She who comforted me in my darkest night. Spent so long, wishing and hoping. All … <a class="more-link"...

Three times he fell, thrice he rose. Each time it twas the serpent of old. Battered, dull steel cloaked his flesh As he stumbled through the valley of death. The fiery breath of yonder dragon burns his eyes. The ground trembles as the dragon strikes. He lies amongst bodies of the slain- A weary...

6 am your ghost wakes me up, oh I know I moved on a long time ago. Guess my mind still doesn’t know. It’s clear you never were the best for me: But i still wish you were here I wish that you were here with me. Cause all i see are your happy faces In all the … <a class="more-link"...

Cigarette butts line the streets. The powerful cry tears as they eat the weak. Needles and syringes our cravings fill The traitor’s feet are running still. The lines of desperation break through mascara. The beggar in the gutter high on marijuana. The high and lofty hanging on his noose Hell’s...

Wrote you a message today. So many things there were That I didn’t say. Like ‘miss you sweetie, Wish you were here. Wish you were near.’ I thought about maybe ‘I love you, xxxooo’ But it’s oh so messy. There are so many things I wish I did. So many things … <a class="more-link"...

For as long as I can remember, i’ve always wanted one more family member But that desire was nothing more but an ember. I’ve got two brothers I love and adore. We fight, tease, play cops and robbers Stand against whatever’s behind the door. It’s all so great, but I’ve always missed The fact that...

I had this beautiful dream just the other night. This amazing apparition came floating into sight- Gently floating blonde brown hair curling in the wind Framing the ravishing beauty that had me capitulating. Blue eyes – the never-ending kind – mesmerise me in time They see right through every...

I’ll walk through fire. Whistle in the rain. Walk through hell. Run over a bed of nails. I’d face a thousand tyrants on my own. Fight the fiery dragon in his hole. Crusade for the babies we sacrifice. Fight on for my country whatever the price. But what’s the point of it all? If i … <a...

So, I just got home from work, and hopped on my brand-new Ebay account. So far I’ve bought one item. I had just received feedback, and it made me smile so I thought I’d post it here for you all. “You’re who Tina Turner was singing about when she said “SIMPLY … <a class="more-link"...

Favorite Animal. My Favorite Animal Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and I said, “Fried chicken.” She said I wasn’t funny, but she couldn’t have been right, because everyone else laughed. My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal. I...

Sacked and dumped, by someone I treasured - Went looking for something, someone better. Got in so much trouble, got tossed about. All my innocence and trust replaced with fear and doubt. Then came the day that I met you Deep down inside, I just knew, That you were something better, something...

I’ve lived in this house for a decade. And this is where I’ve always stayed - But now you make my heart break Cause you ain’t here today, yeah. I spend my days bleeding out. You build me up and you tear me down. But you don’t even know this But with you is where … <a class="more-link"...

Take a walk to the mall Watch the girls strut down the hall. Flashing lights, bare skin everywhere. That it makes just stop and stare. Then they tell you they’re just thirteen. Hey, I’m a teen! Yeah my friend, she’s got a child, She’s been on her own all this while. No, she’s just sixteen, … <a...

You were high above the rest, a legend, the best. I was just a little boy out in the wild west. All alone, crying in the desert, a defenceless little one. You found and picked me up, sheltered me from the sun. “Big boys don’t cry.” you said. Said I, “I wanna be a big … <a class="more-link"...