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April 30, 2011
By lilmartz PLATINUM, Perrysburg, Ohio
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A great civil war
Brother fights against brother
Cannibals on the loose

Hungry for our own flesh
Bloodthirsty soldiers ready to feast
Human consumption

Just as we turn our backs
The enemy sinks their lethal teeth
Into our raw meat

Humanity is lost
On war’s shady battle lines
Predator or prey

Perpetual turmoil
Where I eat you and you eat me
Cannibalistic

© Emily E., Nampa, ID

The author's comments:
These five haiku show the connection between civil war and cannibalism. In both instances, we are killing and going against our own people. Most people view cannibalism as disgusting and barbaric. Civil war is the exact same way.
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iHannahJ GOLD said...
on Jul. 26 2011 at 8:12 pm
iHannahJ GOLD, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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&quot;I veiw myself on my intentions, the world veiws me on my actions.&quot;

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I liked how you made each stanza a poem in itself. Only critque I have is grammar

On War's shady battle lines

TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
on Jul. 18 2011 at 7:29 pm
TheHangingGirl BRONZE, Winter Haven, Florida
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&quot;Poets utter great and wise things that they themselves can not comprehend.&quot;

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Hungry for our own flesh
Bloodthirsty soldiers ready to feast
Human consumption

 ^^ Like she said, " Bravo!"
sakina GOLD said...
on Jul. 12 2011 at 12:33 am
sakina GOLD, Chennai, Other
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A negative thinker See&#039;s a difficulty in every opportunity but a positive thinker sees an opportunity in every difficulty. So always think positive and u&#039;ll surely B successful in LIFE.<br /> -Hazrat Ali (A.S)

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It's amazing...!:)Bravo's...!:D