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bloody stumps

22 February 2011 by Jason

keep soldiering on
she said to me with straight face.
bloody stumps for limbs.

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  1. Josh Blacker says

    22 February 2011 at 1829

    Very powerful and moving. Sad, too. I’m really enjoying these every day. Thanks dude 🙂

  2. Issa says

    22 February 2011 at 2151

    Thanks dude. Yeah, some are multilayered. And I got to thinking that this one in particular could be interpreted quite differently depending on the reader’s viewpoint.

    For me it was about the continuing struggle and having struggled so long. But it could be open to more literal interpretation.

    Glad someone is still out there reading these 😉

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