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War Belongs on Paper

Anette Sederquist 1949 (St. Louis)

June 22 
War Belongs on Paper

Where the blood drawn is ink
And
The weight of the paper is equals on all sides
And
We see fairness plainly in the middle.
The outcome is seen without Death, or Suffering!




Anette Sederquist

About this poem

I wrote this poem years ago during the Afghan War. As I was going through my writing it popped up; it seemed apropos to bring out of the dark and into the light.

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Written on November 09, 2002

Submitted by anetteclaire on June 23, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme x xAxAxx
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 217
Words 47
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 6
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Anette Sederquist

I am retired, living in San Antonio Texas, and enjoy life. I grew up in St. Louis Missouri in a peaceful and idealist time, the 1950's. I was young women who burnt her bra's and wore flowers in my hair. I married and had two wonderful children. As my world changed, and I divorced; I became very political and vocal. I lean left which makes living in Texas a challenge. more…

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