FrankArt

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FrankArt
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Husband, Father of 3 boys, Disabled Combat Vet

  February 2024     8 days ago

Submitted Poems 2 total

Words

Words

I play with words
They are my toys
Which help me sing
Of light and joy
Of children laughing as they play
These words I like, so let them stay

I work with words
These are my tools
Which help my tangled mind unspool
The little...

– by Francesco Artuso

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added 2 months ago
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Collateral Damage

The medics work hard to stop the bleeding
The girl's face is gray with pain
Beneath the bandages
That make a mummy of her

I hold her hand tightly
The thud of the rotor blades drown her moans
I look away

A car bomb shredded through the...

– by Francesco Artuso

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added 3 months ago
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