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“Petals” MAG

April 9, 2024
By grace_tracy2520 BRONZE, Baker City, Oregon
grace_tracy2520 BRONZE, Baker City, Oregon
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Soldiers on the battlefield

Bloody and battered

Running for their lives

Hoping to be spared

By the brutality that is war

And that one day

The grass that has been torn

And the flowers that were trampled 

Will be seen again

In the form of a garden

Or a child

And in someone to love.

They hope that the flowers will not be included

In the count of the dead.


The author's comments:

Grace Tracy is an 8th grade student in Eastern Oregon. She enjoys reading, writing, cross country, going to the movies, and spearmint gum. 


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on Apr. 18 at 1:25 pm
Bradthebruh GOLD, Madison, Mississippi
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Favorite Quote:
"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever." - Thomas Aquinas

Chilling yet pretty unique take, especially with the last two lines. The concept of being spared BY the brutality makes me shrivel just thinking about it.