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Going Home

Lee D. Rorman

The gentle warmth
Of shock slows
Recollection of the loud
Metallic crush,
Chemical hiss, steam
Tongue explores new gaps
Teeth are AWOL
Bloody, eyes squint
Flicker, dirt and sand
Shouting, legs approach
And warmth
Gentle

So, what did you think? Let us know here:

At 15:18:23 on September 15, 2009, Hahg wrote:
Oxymoron at its best.

At 21:14:14 on September 15, 2009, Joseph R. Arthur wrote:
Enjoyable

At 23:28:12 on September 18, 2009, dale jr wrote:
My season. Very good

At 9:58:36 on September 22, 2009, Jim wrote:
I found it to be very will written. I have read it many times over several days and found the meaning to be different each time. With AWOL the meaning changes to military (which I did not read the first time) setting verses a auto accident as an exa

At 14:26:02 on September 30, 2009, anonymous wrote:
There is something gruesome about this, but then the end implies salvation. Deep poem!