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Is it bravery, really?
Celebrated acts of courage,
medals presented and filed away
with the rest–badges of honor
gained with false pretense.
Because it was never for the saved that
we risked life and limb or stepped
beyond the line of duty.
It was never for the glory–if that’s
what you can call the fire that
licks along your nerves and sets
your blood aflame.
No, not for anyone or thing but each other
and the black-draped visions of empty
rooms and hearts, unending terror of
of living when life has gone.
They call us brave and they’ll never know
just how wrong they are.
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