en Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:02 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 01:07:17 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss vBlogetin aw.forums@aikiweb.com aw.forums@aikiweb.com Mon, 20 May 2013 01:07:17 GMT Tell Me About the Rain



Tell me about the rain
Tell me about pain
And suffering and loss
Tell me about the vultures
Picking at carcasses
On the side of the road
Tell me about IEDs
And suicide bombers

Tell me about screaming
At the night sky
Your soul fractured
And on fire
Consuming itself
With grief and rage and fear
Tell me, and then
Maybe, I'll listen to you




www.nothing-works.com]]> James Sawers Sun, 12 May 2013 20:47:47 GMT Thanatos and Eros


I man the broken
Barricades of civilization
Three tours now
God I am weary!
The enemy has no mercy
Suicide bombers
Vie for paradise
We fight and fight
A damn PC-war
For love and country and gods
And corporate greed

Thanatos and eros
Compete while ghosts weep
I hang between earth and sky
In an imposed limbo
To face the truth
Is to embrace death
As all must under heaven
Yet, all I really think about
Is your sweet face
Will I ever go home again
And feel your touch?





www.nothing-works.com]]> James Sawers Sun, 05 May 2013 21:23:42 GMT Time to Mourn



After the storm
After the battle
Taking time to mourn
And weep, if necessary,
For comrades fallen
In honorable combat
Is a warrior's right
And need

But, once done
Life moves on
Do not weep at
The memory of battles
Old and new
For they are the
Fire which can bring
Abiding joy and pride

Make peace with
Memories of
Clashes and conflict
And trials of
Death survived
But, peace it must be
Or time remains frozen
And healing denied





www.nothing-works.com]]> James Sawers Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:26:41 GMT Home from the Wars



Our warriors go forth
Upon our bidding
Duty bound
And come back scarred
And sometimes maimed
From battles fought
And comrades lost
In honorable combat
Pariahs or heroes
Their fates we decide

We can circle
The ancient campfire
And embrace our brethren
Home from the wars
Recognizing there is honor
If we honor them
Recognizing there is glory
If we glorify them
And that we can multiply the joy
And share the pain, of each

This is our duty





www.nothing-works.com]]> James Sawers Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:37:31 GMT Battle-Crap



After the battle-crap
And the terror-piss
After the fighting
Has ended

After the shock
And exhaustion
Has passed
And slow recovery begins

Then I can
Drink my beer
Tell my war stories
And all my lies

And most definitely
Not mention
My terror-piss
Or, my battle-crap





www.nothing-works.com]]> James Sawers