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Burden Of A Soldier

November 27, 2011
By gilchresty GOLD, Juneau, Alaska
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gilchresty GOLD, Juneau, Alaska
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"Whats the point of growing up if you cant be childish sometimes"

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I carry this gun
No wait this gun carries me
I fill it with bullets
It fills me with adrenaline
I pretend not to be afraid
But fear isnt afraid of me

© Elisabeth C., Great Falls, MT

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I wrote this poem, in the perspective of a soldier.
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