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Section 60 at Arlington (poem)
By Horace Coleman
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The Penetrated…
Evaporated… Disintegrated … Eviscerated… Decapitated…
Mind and Soul Amputated… Burnt and Blown Up…
Brain Damaged… Bled Out and Heart Failed…
Are Here: In Section 60 at Arlington…
The Smashed and Trashed…
Who Survived the Blast, But didn't Last or…
Suicided at Home but were Killed Elsewhere also have Their Last Deployment Here: In Section 60, or
Some Variation people "Respect and admire" But don't Aspire to (Ignoring Those Who Mostly Survived and only Somewhat Died)
On Memorial Day most folks play while only a Few Caress the Tombstones of the Angelfied. The majority know what to do: Stuff Your Mind with Barbecue…
—Horace Coleman
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Painting by Mark Hartford.
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