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No Man's Land
You're shaking,
mumbling on
barren plain of smoldering
stumps,
distant city
smoking ruins,
river full
boiling ash,
burnt boots,
hanging rags,
coughing hoarse,
chewing blood,
you survived the blast,
doomsday bomb,
searching mile after mile,
no woman to touch,
no holy house,
no sacred word.
Bio:
Stephen Jarrell Williams loves to write, listen to his music, and dance late into the night. He was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. His parents are native Texans. He has lived most of his life in California. His poetry has appeared here and there and in-between...
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No Man's Land
You're shaking,
mumbling on
barren plain of smoldering
stumps,
distant city
smoking ruins,
river full
boiling ash,
burnt boots,
hanging rags,
coughing hoarse,
chewing blood,
you survived the blast,
doomsday bomb,
searching mile after mile,
no woman to touch,
no holy house,
no sacred word.
Bio:
Stephen Jarrell Williams loves to write, listen to his music, and dance late into the night. He was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. His parents are native Texans. He has lived most of his life in California. His poetry has appeared here and there and in-between...
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