PTSD-Poetry from Angel Yalkin
They come looking for me to tame them, to dampen the nerve; Dip their bodies in a sea of gold, chant a wordless incantation over their darkest dreams, and so…
Burn With Purpose
“B U R N W I T H PURPOSE” This fire now consumes me; in thundering fury, falls silent my souls lament. – I alone it’s genesis, self-righteous cure; Quell…
“The American News Media – A Marine’s Diatribe”
I wrote this poem back in 2005 while stationed with 2nd BTO Company, USMC, on Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia. The entire poem is still very relevant today; without any…
GI Jane: I Never Saw a Wild Thing Sorry for Itself
Years ago (1997), the movie GI Jane came to theatres, with Demi Moore in the starring role beginning her journey to become a U.S. Navy SEAL. The movie ends with…
Poem: “Collegiate Cowards”
During 2006 I was attending Saint Leo University at Savannah Center in Georgia. I had this biology teacher who was the worst of the worst; he felt his mission was…