I love the cyclicality of this one, but definitely rough subject matter. Reminds me of the movie The Messenger, which I never saw because that has to be a rough job.
Thanks. Oh interesting, I hadn't heard of that movie, it's got quite a cast though. Yeah, sadly, the person that would go tell your family is known as a "Casualty Assistance Calls Officer." This person may or may not know the person that was killed. But they are the ones to go break the news.
This poem made me feel like I was standing there too. A good example of how the right details build the scene in the readers mind.
Thanks, appreciate you reading and the comment.
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Thanks Melissa. Appreciate you stopping in. 🙏
This is haunting and beautiful and, most of all, pulls no punches.
Thank you, appreciate the comment.
I love the cyclicality of this one, but definitely rough subject matter. Reminds me of the movie The Messenger, which I never saw because that has to be a rough job.
Thanks. Oh interesting, I hadn't heard of that movie, it's got quite a cast though. Yeah, sadly, the person that would go tell your family is known as a "Casualty Assistance Calls Officer." This person may or may not know the person that was killed. But they are the ones to go break the news.
Cuts to the brutality of the wife's and mother's emotion. Succinct and raw. Great work.