War Zone

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WAR ZONE
Sound of gunfire boomed all around
Amid the ruins of dilapidated buildings 
Men in combat uniforms lurked in anticipation
Resembled zombies, which gave eerie feelings

Two snipers in ghillie suits 
Face smeared in camouflage paints
Lay on their bellies with telescopic guns
Attention focused like praying saints

Their target was an ammunition store
About hundred meters down the road
Their orders were to kill the guards
And cause the bombs to explode

The guards saw them and fired 
Hitting one of them in the chest
The other came to his rescue 
To save his life he tried his best

Blood splattered across his face
His clothes became crimson red
His vision began to get blurred
Due to the amount of blood he bled

He recalled their meeting the night before
He grew emotional about daughter six years old
He wanted to return home after the war
And spend time with her, that’s what he told

He looked up and said in a melancholy voice
“Time’s is running out, I can’t see her again
Please meet her after I’m gone and tell her
I tried to preserve my life for her, but in vain”

As the last words escaped his trembling lips
His body became limp as he dropped his head
His bloodied body lay on his friend’s lap
With eyes open, but he was dead

His friend emptied the gun on the ammunition store
As a sign of solidarity with his departed soul
It exploded with a loud boom into a ball of fire
And looked like a huge chunk of burning coal

He lay there for sometime ruminating
Trying to come to terms with reality
The other members of his unit arrived
And removed them from the debris

End

Copyright © Subroto Sinha | Year Posted 2017

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