the fall of the reinforcements
they kept bringing in more men
untrained and unarmed
marching single file in and out of the fire
reborn into rising stars
cast away to recreate
new worlds on their own terms
may two thousand seventeen
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phoenix reinforcements..clever. How generals think of soldiers.
yes, and not to mention women and children….
pithy little gem
thank you, bonnie