Exceptional short poem ...to the flag by michaelcahill      Short Poem Contest Winner

…to the flag       allegiance blood soaked devotion prosthetic salute   confetti welcome paper promises forgotten dreams   homeless ignored abandoned     Writing Prompt Write a short poem in not more than fifteen words. Give your best. It can be the sweetest or the most heartbreaking. Short Poem Contest Winner Author Notes With endless promises of what the country will do for them if they serve, men and women sign up to do their patriotic duty. They do so in good faith with courage and often at great cost. Is it too much to ask that the country keep its word?

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