Comments : What happens when the light goes out

  • 9 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!! .....speechless, hugs you!

    • 9 years ago

      by nouriguess

      Thank you for the title, Andrea! You're the best.

      Edit: Actually, thanks for inspiring the whole poem.

  • 9 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    You are very welcome sweet one!!!

  • 9 years ago

    by Britt

    This poem is so beautiful.. but it just makes me so sad.. for so many reasons. Beautiful.

  • 9 years ago

    by konpreah

    I once read in a dictionary that the word "war" derives from Anglo Saxon for "worst". It is a superlative condition and an explicitly human artifact. No wonder
    "Johnny Got His Gun" and "All Quiet on the Western Front" were so unpopular with the political crowd. We in the West have gone to great lengths in our present wars to minimize our own casualties lest our populations become too squeamish. It's still seen by many a young man as a great adventure. And so it is. But they all discover the drudgery of it and its erosive power to kill the soul. No one dares tell the truth at the recruiting office.

  • 9 years ago

    by Abed

    Ya immi shu 7ilwi... :'(
    <3

  • 8 years ago

    by Em

    This is very powerful, flawless and captivating from start to finish. The emotion is gripping and heartfelt. Well written

  • 6 years ago

    by Lost One

    What do you do when you still see those things when you turn the light off? Lately I dont sleep much...

  • 6 years ago

    by Naughtymouse

    This is an immense write, very powerful and absorbing, as the reader reads, you get this kinda tunnel vision where you are so focused on the words it just compels you to read more and more.

    Wonderful and sad and gripping write.

    Ben

  • 6 years ago

    by mossgirl19

    I will never know war the way you do and reading this made me think that I am still blessed that I do not go through that hard times. This poem shows how much you are affected by it and how you have somehow accepted your fate but remains strong. This is such an inspirational piece.