Suicide Bomber

Wrong place wrong time
big crowd in the market square
demonstrators milling
heavy atmosphere
tourists exit coach
I kind of see a flash
feel a thud
am covered in
the blood of a child
suicide bomber
mixed with flesh and blood 
of fifty others
as I stumble to my feet
and much later
I wonder what must the
suicide bomber feel
when they detonate
the explosion tears
them apart so fast
yet in that instant
when your body mass explodes
you must feel just
some of that
utter violence.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Adams Avatar
February 13, 2015 at 6:25 AM
I've never wondered about what the bomber feels at the moment of detonation. But I do know what he/she feels immediately after. Utter shock. The seven promised virgins do not materialize.
Stroh Avatar
March 18, 2015 at 5:16 AM
funny that
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