Guest thepoet Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Away from my country, I was at war overseas; I sat in the Humvee, gun between of my knees. The sand it was glaring, there was a wind blowing hot. Our windscreen collapsed beneath the weight of a shot. Straight into action, my unit filed out the truck; A man was running at us so I fired and struck. My Captain then patted him down. I watched with dread: He calmly said, "He's unarmed." I hung my head. I hung my head. I hung my head. From out of a hovel, there came a girl about ten Who cursed at me in languages exceeding my ken. They must have been family; I think she had no one else. The people in the street, they seemed unwilling to help. Her eyes filled with tears that slowly spilled to the sand; She tried to stem the bleeding with the strength of her hands. Her father's breathing fluttered, lungs were flooded; he bled, Groaned and stopped. Her shoulders dropped. I hung my head. I hung my head. I hung my head. Years since it happened, I'm overwhelmed by the guilt. The memory, insistent, of the blood that I spilled, The innocent man that I killed, the daughter I robbed. I thought he was a danger and he ought to be stopped. My brain couldn't comprehend all the horror I'd seen: Scarred by the dreams, discharged dishonorably. Now I wake at midnights still; I sit in my bed, I wipe my tired eyes and sigh and hang my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Centree Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Bearing your soul like this, beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thepoet Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Aw shucks! Thank you much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kali Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 That's some heavy duty shit right there man - hope you're dealing with it... and I thought it was gonna be a Johnny Cash tribute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thepoet Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 That's some heavy duty shit right there man - hope you're dealing with it... and I thought it was gonna be a Johnny Cash tribute... Oh gosh! Yes, it is a Johnny Cash tribute but sorry, I've never been to war. I apologize if it was misleading. This was simply a work of fiction. Thank you for reading though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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