What was once boyish laughter,
Now...
A permanent psycho social disaster,
Smiles and laughter
Transformed into unending manly tears,
As seconds turn into years,
Ordered chaos,
The smell of sulfur is in the air,
Heroic fears,
More battle lies ahead,
Women, babies...
Civilian casualties lie dead,
He tires
As it rains liquid orange fire,
Black smoke plumes
And diesel fumes
Causing some to choke,
Ranks scatter,
Death's rattle,
Uniform muddy and tatterd,
Tree branches like birds
Fly through the air,
Slow motion scenes
As though from
A nightmarish dream,
Hearing muffled
From the fire-fight's reality,
Haven't washed in days,
Duty's deception...
The soldier's life
A story of death and pain unending,
Because,
No one can ever flip the page...
Bombs blast, duty, honor
And death's memory etched in future rage.
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