Vicious
Without being malicious.
Compartmentalize
Compassion
And violence.
Two storage areas
Of the spirit.
God merged with animal
Baring teeth.
Bringing fury
From beneath.
Primal instincts
Precisely honed.
Conducting warfare
Government owned.
Native Rhode Islander and proclaimed Renaissance Man, Iraq veteran Benjamin Fortier is a multi-talented writer, musician, and technology geek. He is currently in school (again) studying computer networking and cybersecurity. His day job is in service to his rescue dog, Princess Peppa Pig the American Bully. He is the author of Stones of the Wooded Valley and The Silent Whispers of Omens. This poem was taken from his latest book PHANTOMS, covering his deployment to Iraq in '06-'07.
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