Sunday 16 April 2017

Part 16

Sixteen

The scream haunted 
Some of the Soldiers 
From the inside out

Intricately scarring some
In feelings unexplored
When it eventually stopped.

Some had served for ten years
And fought in
Countless battles and wars,

Others had been in Northern Ireland
Terrified to patrol alone
Some areas alone

And others in the Middle East
Enthroned in death like a brother
But left shaking here

Glistened with a patterned rage
As the screaming and the killings 
Cut straight through their spines

And completely unsure
Whether they should wait
Or just opening fire. 

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