Medic On the Scene

Along for the ride, in a convoy, is the medic.
Dressed for battle, with fellow soldiers, outside the wire.
Equipped is the medic, of the necessities,
to prevent a soldier, from a battle, to ever expire.

Us soldiers, are looking out the window, 
from our vehicles, at the garbage, and the rubble.
Searching for explosives, embedded, in disguise,
that must be removed, right in the double.

Continuing onward, continuing with mission,
all the vehicles are driven, at a very slow pace.
Us soldiers, are then able, to be, more aware,
of our surroundings, and the enemy, that we face.

But sometimes us soldiers, are really lucky,
and sometimes us soldiers, are really not.
But this time, at this very moment, unfortunately,
us soldiers, were hit on the very spot.

Boom! A vehicle now gets hit,
quickly reacting, is all soldiers, to this episode.
All soldier's points of view, now becoming changed,
with all soldiers, now in, extreme survival mode.

360 degree security, with gunners sweeping,
targeting for the culprits, whom took, the actual stand.
While vehicles are boxing in, the damage vehicle,
giving protection, for the soldiers, giving a helping hand.

Medic expediently, out there, one by one,
seeing after every injured soldier, on the scene.
Investigating and stringent, in giving care,
which to outsiders, may seem, to be, so mean.

The medic has only, so much care, to disperse,
to suffice, the outcome, for all soldiers, to survive.
The medic therefore, must take a risk,
and predicate the odds, of whom, will stay alive.

According to, the many injuries suffered,
upon the injured soldiers, in display.
Medic must then decide critically, in order, whom then goes,
to the hospital, from those, still having, to stay.

At the same time, for those soldiers staying behind, a medic,
gives their best effort, with the least items, that they got.
Especially for those seriously injured, for moral sake,
of those, whom chances, of surviving, are not a lot.

The duties of the medic, is definitely, not easy,
to be the soldier, to have, to truly, make this call.
Especially at war, after this tragedy, wondering,
if the care given, to a soldier, was their entire all.

Copyright © Sean Matthews | Year Posted 2007

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