Poet Captures Hearts and Minds of the Iraq War with Passionate Word Play

No one wants to read about war being hell, and works criticizing the Bush Administration are now littering the shelves by the hundreds. Thoughtfully, Jesse Sharpes, Hurry Home (War Chronicles) puts a poetic finger on the pulse of America. Supporting the men and women who put their lives on the lines during wartime are the loved ones who pray for their safe return home. Sometimes they are angry, sometimes they are sad, and sometimes, as Hurry Home (War Chronicles) accurately captures, loving hearts and minds are fully confused and torn apart about the right and wrong of the war. The one common thread however, is that regardless of their position on the war, they all want the soldiers to Hurry Home

(PRWEB) January 30, 2005 --
Hurry home
it has become harder
to distinguish between the
right and wrong of this war
then you were here
everything was so copasetic

Though a collection of love poems that has the reader feeling the hurt of separation, Hurry Home (War Chronicles) does not dwell in this despair and agony. The chapter, Emergence", is a brief, but powerful collection of poems that express the freedom and strength that comes from rediscovery and love of self. Yes, it is a wonderful feeling to be loved, and to love strongly for another, but it is an even greater power to love yourself enough that regardless of the circumstances you will be able to live through it, learn from it, and enjoy life. Finally, there is, (War Chronicles)", a chapter that makes a biting commentary on the current war in Iraq. Steering away from being preachy, as the person awaits the return of their loved one, they not only strengthen their love to be reunited, but also question the legitimacy of the war, as well as its ironies and contradictions. Whereas the previous chapters make no reference to the war, and the poems could be about any longing for an estranged lover, (War Chronicles)" is passionately defiant, speculative, and thought-provoking of the war in Iraq. Boldly, some quietly have you understanding, such as this particular one:

one after another
in different cities
reporting on different skirmishes
embedded journalists all read
from the same declassified memo
if I am to be pampered with propaganda
I'd much rather it come from the enemy
or better yet, the love that spills knowingly
from your lips

Hurry home
secrets are starting to babble out
as if I had been given sodium pentothal
would be nice to be interrogated by you

Hurry Home (War Chronicles) can be ordered at any major bookstore or online at http://www.lulu.com/kemit. Jesse Sharpe can be reached at sharpsolutions1@comcast.net. for appearances or more information. If you want to feel the heartbeat of America, and maybe are one of those lovers who wait impatiently for the end of this war, Hurry Home (War Chronicles) is a must read.

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