Conflicts and Emotions in Reality: War Poetry and Love Poems

By Milt L Kin

During a 12-month deployment in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2003-2004, I wrote this book in frontline direct combat downrange. It captures and defines the daily hardships and trials encountered while navigating physical, emotional, and personal issues. The book was put up and stored in a duffel bag for 15 years to be respectful to all the troops serving a

• Language: English
• Publisher: WordHouse Book Publishing
• Release date: Aug 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9781685472603

Milt L Kin

Milton L. King is the author of the newly accredited book of reality poetry with music, Conflicts, and Emotions in Reality, as well as the new upcoming and recently published book Just A Little More Conflict With Emotions In Reality (Creative Music with Mantra Meditation Poetry). Before writing poetry, He was an Army National Guard Military Police Officer deployed to direct support frontline combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2003. He began his poetry and music writing at that time. He earned a BA in criminal justice from Colorado Technical University and then an Associate in Construction Management from Georgia Northwestern Technical College.He lives in Oakman, Georgia, at Camp Helluvahill with his two pocket bullies, Generally and Karma, where he breeds Bullies for Battle Buddies. He is the proud father of three grown kids; one son, two daughters, and recently, his newly-born grandson.He's currently creating and writing poetry into music with the Veterans Music Project in Atlanta, Georgia. He also records and sings the music he creates, including two of his best songs, A Place We Called America and Learning to Love Again, which are available on YouTube and Spotify. He had just performed live in concert for Mindset Music for Vets for the second year in a row, in which all original songs were newly written with the group.

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CONFLICTS AND EMOTIONS IN REALITY:

War Poetry & Love Poems

Copyright © 2023 Milt L. Kin

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without prior written permission from the publisher or author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

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Paperback 978-1-68547-258-0

Hardcover 978-1-68547-259-7

eBook 978-1-68547-260-3

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023915090

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ix

DEDICATIONS xi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiii

In Memory Of Those Lost Before This Book Was Written xv

A Laugh 1

A Day As An Mp In The Box 2

A Sunrise 3

A Vision Of Love Just Ain’t Enough 4

All About You 5

Am I Wrong 6

An Angel Fell From Heaven 7

A Story 8

A Soldier’s Prayer 9

A Rose 10

As I Lay In This Bed 11

Can You Believe It 12

Ever Had A Dream 13

Fallen Heroes 14

‘’Fired’’ 15

For You My Love 16

For The Love Of A Woman 17

For Her 18

For The Love Of A Child 19

Grandaddy, 20

Gonna Miss This Kiss 21

Gotta Nod For Some Sod 22

He’s Some Kinda Heroe 23

Here Comes Those Mortars Again 24

Here I Am 25

Here’s A Few Words 26

How Special Can It Be 27

How To 28

I Can Mention 29

It Hurts So 30

I Won’t Be There 31

I’m Moving On 32

If I Could Love One More Time 33

I’m Into You 34

In God’s Eyes 35

Inspired 36

Into These Hands 37

It’s A Major 38

I Did It 39

Jesus Said 40

Just My Love 41

Just You 42

Just A Little 43

Just So Much 44

Kaitlin 45

Life And Love As We Live It 46

Love With Distance And Emotions 47

My Baby 49

My Dear 50

My Friend T 51

My Grandmother 53

Oh Lord Im Waiting 54

Oh Sweet Thing 55

On The Wing Of An Angel 56

Once I Walk And I Talk 57

Our World 58

One Light In The Night 59

Our President 60

‘’Politics’’ 61

She’s On Her Way 62

She’s Some Kind Of Heroe 63

Simply 64

So Much I Dread 65

Some Heroes Are Born Others Are Trained The Memory Left Will Remain 66

Something Great 68

Take Me Back Where I Belong 69

The Bartender 70

The Debate 71

The Dwindling Spirit 72

The Eye Doctor 73

The Lawyer 74

The Teacher 75

The Librarian 76

The Life That Was Given 77

The Lilly Beside The Tree 78

The Poet 80

The Policemen 81

The Preacher 82

The Vet 83

This Gun Of Vengeance I Show 84

To Much Of A Hunk To Be A Drunk 85

To Be An American 86

Top 87

Trying To Forget 88

Under Fire 89

Used To 90

When I Look At You 91

We Won’t Stop 92

Whispers From An Angel 93

You Are My Love Of Whom 94

You Are The One 95

Adjust Fire 96

Gotta Jump For Trump 97

Thru The Bird 98

Dedicated To Pro