The Last Poem

This is the last poem I'll ever write
on my service to the corps
Sorry if you think I'm a total a*****e
But I can't do it anymore

I've got my reasons and rationals
No need to ask me why
It's just a decision I had to make
So kiss that part goodbye

I'm a US Marine Corps Veteran
and it's memorial day
A past I'm keeping to myself
So I got nothing to say

Reviews

[quinfinn]

maybe it is best to go with your gut for now and do what is right for your well being and peace of mind. i support you regardless of what you write, but i think that you know this. you have many genres of writing and many different styles at your disposal, being a many faceted writer with a gift for the written word...therefore, i see much possibility in your future for different and possibly new and exciting venues. this is a great piece in itself, but i think you were going for a statement more than a clever poem. still, well done, my friend.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you quinfinn

[Rita L. Sev]

Your writes about your Service are so meaningful; of course, so are your other pieces. Just keep writing from your heart.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Rita

[emmajoy]

The only person who really understands is the Self. When the time's right, the bell sounds then, silence absorbs all the pain until .. your favourite song fills the void. Your words are brave, sincere.. and, proof of who you are.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Emma

[Muse]

I understand and respect that. You have been wearing your heart on your sleeve...and sometimes that's a dangerous and vulnerable place to be.

[Baby Ricochet]

Yes it is. Thank you Cobra Lounge

[Tai Ryens]

You will be desperately missed by your fans, by your many-faced styles and the truth in your words.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks Tai

[Emily B]

it's written on your heart, those who love you and respect you will see it there

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Emily

[Emily B]

we took some flowers to the local cemetery, to leave for the confederate soldiers that died August 29, 1862 . . . but someone had already been there so we found a young Tennessee soldier nearby from Maury County that lingered for a month after the fighting, we remembered him

[Eddie Phillips]

No matter what you write brother I will read. I thank you for your service and sacrifice. Semper Fi!

[Baby Ricochet]

Semper Fi

[Frieda P]

Somethings brewing with the Baby, but won't ask way or what...will miss that part of you Mark, but you know what's best.

I think you meant 'rationale'

[Baby Ricochet]

Something like that, Thank you Frieda