In the Trenches
soldier
and medic,
in the thick of war;
his first-ever deployment.
frozen
with fear
amid intensifying gunfire;
crouching down
in the foxhole,
trembling
friendly fire
whizz back and forth.
blood-soaked casualties of war
litter the battlefield,
all around him
as he treats
the gravely wounded.
all too often,
helplessly
watching some
in his care succumb
to gunshot wounds.
sea of human lives lost,
unbearable;
a harrowing scene!
the ugliness of war,
he's seeing
for the very first time.
in the trenches,
in the middle of a war
he doesn't believe in,
thinking...
"What the hell did I get myself into?"
Date written: 09/08/2020
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