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My Soldiers

November 20, 2011
By Donahue8 BRONZE, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
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Donahue8 BRONZE, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
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"The only easy day was Yesterday" -U.S. Navy SEALs

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They are gone, all of them. I am sad to watch my soldiers leave me. I will miss their warm touch and their beautiful eyes. What eyes, unmoving, that stare into nothing forever more. Yes, I shall miss that very much, but I will truly miss the feeling as the fall into my arms, limp and cold. The way their body arcs as it falls is a wonderful thing. Just the thought of that makes me happy.

Though their bodies leave me, their minds I shall keep. These I will never release, for I deserve them. Long after I am dead, it is these minds that will keep me alive, for these minds will write books, and in these books, I am immortalized. Oh my soldiers, you are so good to me. I love you my soldiers, and may you will always think of me.

I know my soldiers will return, for those are their orders. Though they will groan and hang their heads, I will be delighted to see them. I will embrace them and take them in. My grip will be so tight; none of them will leave me again. They will be with me forever. Forever my soldiers.

I am not a, simply a grave. I am the battlefield.

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Donahue8 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 9 2012 at 3:04 pm
Donahue8 BRONZE, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
4 articles 1 photo 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The only easy day was Yesterday" -U.S. Navy SEALs

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thank you so much :) i appreciate it!
Unknown_listener PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 5 2012 at 10:31 pm
Unknown_listener PLATINUM, Lehi, Utah
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Love me and the world is mine &lt;3<br /> I don&#039;t heart you I circle you because circles last forever!<br /> &quot;I can get hearing aids, but you&#039;ll always be an idiot !&quot; by: Grandma

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this is amazing piece truly one of my favorites I have read on this site in the last 20 months.. please keep writing
Donahue8 BRONZE said...
on Dec. 2 2011 at 6:54 pm
Donahue8 BRONZE, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
4 articles 1 photo 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only easy day was Yesterday&quot; -U.S. Navy SEALs

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thanks :) soo much
Donahue8 BRONZE said...
on Dec. 2 2011 at 6:53 pm
Donahue8 BRONZE, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
4 articles 1 photo 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only easy day was Yesterday&quot; -U.S. Navy SEALs

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aww thanks!
Seven-Teen said...
on Dec. 2 2011 at 6:47 pm
Seven-Teen, Wausaukee, Wisconsin
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love him oh yes i do<br /> hes for me not for you<br /> and if by chance<br /> you take my place <br /> ill take my fist <br /> and smash ur face!

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i loved it! the ending was amazing!
sunshine7223 SILVER said...
on Dec. 2 2011 at 6:38 pm
sunshine7223 SILVER, Holdenville, Oklahoma
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&quot;Afterall, a loose screw doesn&#039;t want to need, and a hammer doesn&#039;t want to be needed.&quot; -Me<br /> <br /> &quot;Those who observe with their eyes closed and mouths open, are usually not as wise as those who allow their minds to wander freely.&quot; -Me

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I love the ending! This is really good! Great job! :))
swiftheart GOLD said...
on Nov. 30 2011 at 7:38 pm
swiftheart GOLD, Houston, Texas
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&quot;If someone were to pay you 10 cents for every kind word you ever spoke and collect 5 cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor?&quot;

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Very good and suspensive, just perfect.

 

Donahue8 BRONZE said...
on Nov. 30 2011 at 5:51 am
Donahue8 BRONZE, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
4 articles 1 photo 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only easy day was Yesterday&quot; -U.S. Navy SEALs

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thanks, i tried to make it so you wouldn't be able to tell the narrator till the end.

 

Donahue8 BRONZE said...
on Nov. 30 2011 at 5:50 am
Donahue8 BRONZE, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
4 articles 1 photo 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only easy day was Yesterday&quot; -U.S. Navy SEALs

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thanks so much!!! actualy the last like should say "I am not a killer, simply a grave. I am the battlefield." The word killer somehow got deleted. but thanks means a lot to me. I worked really hard on this.
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on Nov. 29 2011 at 6:11 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
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Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper<br /> <br /> Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

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The last line was perfect ^^ I loved it all
jcrisp BRONZE said...
on Nov. 29 2011 at 2:29 pm
jcrisp BRONZE, Sutton Valence, Other
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wow this is really powerful, really had me surprised with the last line too :)
Donahue8 BRONZE said...
on Nov. 28 2011 at 8:52 pm
Donahue8 BRONZE, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
4 articles 1 photo 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only easy day was Yesterday&quot; -U.S. Navy SEALs

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I think it got a little messed up when i copied it over, like i hit buttons and stuff by mistake

 

Prometheus PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 28 2011 at 7:35 pm
Prometheus PLATINUM, East Aurora, New York
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Haunting! At first I thought the speaker was Death... nice twist with the battlefield.  You might want to edit more carefully before posting though.
RaveFire PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 28 2011 at 5:43 pm
RaveFire PLATINUM, Vancouver, Washington
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&quot;Sometimes You Have To Give Up Your Life To Save It.&quot; ~some book that i don&#039;t remember the name of<br /> <br /> &quot;Live Life Like There&#039;s No Yesterday&quot; ~ random billboard<br /> <br /> &quot;If No One Can Hurt You, Then Nobody Loves You&quot; ` ~ Kerli?

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wow really good!