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Jack and Jill

September 23, 2013
By BrittanyKaye21 BRONZE, Springfield, Ohio
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He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless<br /> Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion<br /> But those who trust in the Lord will renew their strengths.<br /> They sill soar on wings like eagles... Isaiah 40:29-30

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Jack and Jill went up a hill–– a childlike
task it should have been. The bucket was black
and water it called; but enemy strike
proved perilous conditions in Iraq

Jack went first with a bullet to the head.
Firearms shot from the opposing sides,
and along with crown, Jack fell down dead––
unfortunate status the king resides.

Jill fell to the same fate as her ally.
Mines hide from her eyes––limbs fly in the air;
Displays the life that abides her goodbye––
a misfortune as tragic as Shakespeare.

And while Jack and Jill had quite the “blast”,
the war continues aside from their past.

© Delia R., Phoenix, AZ

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