"The Loneliness of War"
Jolene Frahm 1954 (Iowa)
I couldn't wait to be shipped out,
I was like a horse chewing at the bit.
But when I finally did arrive,
I did not really like it!
I even wondered if I would get out alive.
The bullets and bombs;
came down on us like rain.
But this wasn't soft and gentle;
it was full of pain!
I missed home;
I missed Mom's apple pie.
I even missed the bully;
who used to punchme in the eye.
I wanted to go home;
Tho I was surrounded by my buddies;
I FELT SO ALL ALONE!
About this poem
This poem came from being around Veterans. Having their Flashbacks second hand.
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Written on 1999
Submitted by jolene_f on February 26, 2023
Modified on April 11, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABAB XCXC DEXE DX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 492 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 2, 1 |
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