A Pair Of Shoes
A pair of shoes in the mud,
A pair of shoes left alone.
Their owner had forgotten
About the shoes in the mud.

The pair of shoes still being worn
A pair of shoes, still warm.
Their owner could not tell
That the shoes were still being worn.

The pair of shoes that's been left
A pair of beige or camouflage.
Tied so carefully,
The owner not knowing they wouldn't come home.

A pair of shoes on a soldier
A pair of shoes so mighty
The family in mourning
A pair of shoes on a casualty.

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Twirling Combat

Delicate, Dainty
Perhaps really pink
Twirling, dancing
It's not what you think

Criss-cross, criss-cross,
Lacing the shoes
Explosion, falling,
Wearing the blues

Wham, Red flies,
Maybe a stage
They're dropping, we're losing,
Turn the script's page.

Perhaps a dancer
Such beauty, such grace.
Maybe a soldier,
Tears on your face.

Death or Beauty
Who draws the line?
Most important is
Which is mine?

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Sorry for being super sad...