Edward Val

Joined January 2021

20 stories

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I'm a poet by nature and a Soldier by trade and my writing reflects my experiences not only in life but also in war. I use writing as way to express myself and deal with the horrors I've seen and hope my words can help my fellow Veterans.

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Me, Myself, and I
I only know how to be what I am. And what I am is a loving, caring, broken man Jaded by war and deaths cold embrace, I feel I no longer belong among the human race.
By Edward Val4 days ago in Poets
Left behind and something new
At the year’s thin edge, we pause— pockets turned out, hands open. Receipts of regret flutter down, names we no longer need to carry,
By Edward Val11 days ago in Poets
As I Live
As I live: Even as I live, I’m dying With each breath I fade further away Every step carries me closer, Closer to the eternal grave
By Edward Val24 days ago in Poets
Other Side of Love
Rainbow teardrops Painting the sky All I’ve known Has finally died Like burnt paper Turned to ash Alone I sit
By Edward Valabout a month ago in Poets
Abandoned
Abandoned by both faith and love Upon the mountain top I stand completely alone.
By Edward Val5 months ago in Poets
A Simple Truth
Short is the road Hard are the lessons Rewarding the experience Great are the blessings
By Edward Val5 months ago in Poets
A Guide to Fade Away
Step one: Withdraw your name like a letter unopened, Leave thoughts and ideas unsaid, unspoken. Speak no more in rooms where your voice once bloomed
By Edward Val5 months ago in Poets
Death; My Friend
In shadows deep where silence reigns, There walks a friend through joy and pains, A timeless presence, cold and true, Death, my friend, I speak of you.
By Edward Val5 months ago in Poets
Legacy
LEGACY Long we have walked these roads, Following the footsteps of our forefathers Through blood, sweat and tears
By Edward Valabout a year ago in Poets
Love
Love Beyond the understanding of mortals One of life’s many wonders Totally uncontrollable Ever present;
By Edward Valabout a year ago in Poets
Prophet of an age
Living in a city of fallen angels What am I to do Every night I put my hands together Lord, I pray to you
By Edward Valabout a year ago in Poets
A dark voyage, part one
I’ve been to hell and back I remember the brimstone and fire I’ve walked the path of sin I’ve given into desire I’m far from a pure man
By Edward Valabout a year ago in Poets

Edward Val

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Me, Myself, and I

Left behind and something new

As I Live

Other Side of Love

Abandoned

A Simple Truth

A Guide to Fade Away

Death; My Friend

Legacy

Love

Prophet of an age

A dark voyage, part one

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