Exceptional War...what is it good for? Absolutely nothin'. Dead & Buried by Dean Kuch      get BLITZed! Contest Winner

Dead & Buried ~~~~~~~~†~~~~~~~~   hate sees red hate is not dead dead in tombs dead in wombs wombs of evil wombs of confession confession of sins confessing tends tends to heal tends to squeal squeal in terror squeal from errors errors made errors forbade forbade with sadness forbade the madness madness reigns madness feigns feigns forgiving feigns fools living living dead living hell hell on earth hell at birth birth mutated birth mutilated mutilated bodies mutilated people people die daily people start wars wars cause wronging wars cause longing longing and pain longing remains remains decaying remains to dust dust from death dust bowl breath breath will leave breath yes breathe breathe in air breathe in deep deep relief deep in grief grief so harried grief for those buried buried and alone buried and dead dead alone ~~~~~~~~†~~~~~~~~ Writing Prompt the challenge: write a blitz poem. *please read rules below very carefully* ------------- the blitz poem, created by robert keim, is a stream of short phrases and images with repetition and rapid flow. it is meant to be read very quickly. ------------- rules.... ~ begin with short phrase (it may be a cliché) in line 1 ~ line 2 begins with the same first word as line 1 ~ lines 3 and 4 begin with the last word of line 2 ~ lines 5 and 6 begin with the last word of line 4 ....and so on, continuing with each subsequent pair beginning with the last word of the line above them - this establishes a pattern of repetition which is continued through line 48. *note: lines 1-48 should be short but at least two words. ~ line 49 is the last word of 48 ~ line 50 is the last word of 47 ~ the title must be only three words in the following order: 1. first word from the line 3 2. preposition or conjunction 3. first word from line 47 ~ NO punctuation ------------- *see details in announcement for an example get BLITZed! Contest Winner Recognized Author Notes Wars have been waged displaying man's abilities to inflict pain, suffering and inhumanity to his own species since the dawn of time. Will we never learn? Will the endless horrors never cease? Thanks so much for reading!

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