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The Warrior
Occasionally
I miss the war
It’s not the desert heat
or shitting in the sand
It’s the battle
Raising my weapon
aiming
firing
watching a head ripped apart
the turban turning red
Anxiously combing
through Baghdad’s homes
hoping to shoot and kill
Invading a region
on a mission
gone terribly awry
Fallujah’s urban warfare
bullets sizzling by
Insurgents scattered in the streets
with bullet riddled bodies
Dodging friendly fire of incompetence
and the brawls that ensued
I miss the unspeakable
that haunts at night
yet drifts into nostalgia by day
I miss the war
It’s not the desert heat
or shitting in the sand
It’s the battle
Raising my weapon
aiming
firing
watching a head ripped apart
the turban turning red
Anxiously combing
through Baghdad’s homes
hoping to shoot and kill
Invading a region
on a mission
gone terribly awry
Fallujah’s urban warfare
bullets sizzling by
Insurgents scattered in the streets
with bullet riddled bodies
Dodging friendly fire of incompetence
and the brawls that ensued
I miss the unspeakable
that haunts at night
yet drifts into nostalgia by day
Published 5th Oct 2013
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Anonymous
- Edited 16th Sep 2020 7:37pm
5th Oct 2013 7:07pm
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5th Oct 2013 7:21pm
Thank you, Missy. That's quite a compliment. I thought that this was about average, if that, compared to my other work so I really appreciate your opinion.
I appreciate the honest critique and agree with you on both points. I've deleted the final line and switched 'zipping' to 'sizzling'.
Gemini
I appreciate the honest critique and agree with you on both points. I've deleted the final line and switched 'zipping' to 'sizzling'.
Gemini
Anonymous
- Edited 15th Apr 2019 9:40pm
7th Oct 2013 00:40am
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