A Modern Warriors Sestina
How did you find me here ghost
I thought I was done with your haunting
My Uncle told me you were my enemy
I know I left you in Baghdad
Yet here you are this night
But I still have no fear
No. it is I you shall fear
For I am the slayer of the ghost
I am the one who goes bump in the night
Don’t you forget, I am the one who does the haunting
Remember your dance with this devil dog in Baghdad
I am still your worst enemy
Besides, I forgave you, my enemy
For what, I am not sure, but I must admit I admired your lack of fear
That ugly, dusty night on that roof top in Baghdad
Now let us go our separate ways ghost
And agree to put an end to the haunting
Please go now, in to the night
I mean, I will let you to be this night
For I no longer consider you my enemy
Not this day, but one day ghost, I will put an end to my haunting
As I have promised you so many times, I will stop putting others in fear
Leave me now and you and I will be in peace ghost
I was sure the therapy left you in Baghdad
Yet here you are two clicks from Kabul, a long way from Baghdad
This mission does not concern you on this cold night
I wish you would let me be, so I can focus on the task at hand ghost
I have moved on now and I beg you do the same, for Sam found me a new enemy
You would be proud of this one too, for he also shows no fear
Please let me be, and stop the haunting
No? Then tonight, together, we must do the haunting
We can be on the same team, unlike Baghdad
Together, we will show no fear
Not us, not on this night
For they are now our enemy
Cover my six ghost
I dream of days before I met you, my self-created demon, days of innocence and laughter all gone; wow did I grow up fast in that sand box. Now here we are haunting this new land, high in the Hindu Kush on this frigid night.
Together on this mountain, nations away from that home you once called Baghdad, within ear shot of our new common enemy.
We are so close now demon I can smell ‘em; show no fear my constant companion, for you shall soon have some company. Perhaps their aim will be truer than yours and it will be me this time ghost.
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