A Regret

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I never have fought in a war
I can't pretend to the least understanding
Of what a firefight would be like
The sounds of war and men dying
The the fear or the rage one could feel

Cowering fear, towering bravery
Focus to purpose, uncontrolled savagery
The butchery of the kills, the humanity of mercy
Continuous cold, calculated wielding of death
Resigned and clam acceptance of fate

I don't WANT to have killed other people
I don't WANT to have made those decisions
I don't WANT to know bloodlust or terror
But I do regret not having taken
The ultimate test of a man

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AnonymousAnonymousalmost 7 years ago
indulgent

naive and wallowing, no one wants to kill, besides nutters, they defended your right to write this lol you cant possibly learn whata punch in the face is like from a video game lol

tazz317tazz317over 10 years ago
ONE SHOULD NEVER FEAR LIFE

because others supplied the freedom, TK U MLJ LV NV

Ashesh9Ashesh9over 10 years ago
You could still remote control a Drone from

Literally thousands of miles away from the theatre of actual War & still participate in what U call " the ultimate test of a man " !

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LesseloovesPeterLesseloovesPeterover 10 years ago
well...

A) I think this must be a man thing

B) you're not dead yet

and C) virtual reality is getting closer and closer to allowing us to experience things like this in real reality. The army already trains with video games. Maybe they'll share?

todski28todski28over 10 years ago
I love the sentiment

awesome flow my friend, and a regret of the unknown is probably better than the stark realities. I have never been to war etc, and I feel your regret.

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