Killed In Action

War
Enlist list
Signed sheets
Quick and easy
It's all so cheesy

Come home soon, please
Chinook ride overseas
She sends a letter
I've felt better
Worthless

Mortars
Night raids
Humanitarian aid
A spade's a spade
All this just to get paid

Improvised Explosive Device
Repeating "love will suffice"
Injured soldier
Never colder
Scared

Firefight
White flags
Lines of sight
Bodies to drag
A fire to constantly ignite

Longest war in history
Victory is a mystery
Endless gunfire
Situation dire
Desperate

War
Eternal
In our blood
Till our blood spills
And our casualty joins the statistic
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Martins Avatar
July 1, 2010 at 5:12 AM
Pretty Realistic, if that was your objective, congratulations! Keep cool, keep writing, Jorge
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