Thoughts on Patrol
alkaline taste from a canteen,
a enemy that goes unseen,
breath sucking heat,
blisters on my feet.
Villages of hollow stares,
living in daily nightmares,
knowing you are hated,
worried about being crated.
bone drenching rain,
mosquitoes until insane,
Nights of quietness,
explosions of brightness.
never found lost friends,
new faces innocent grins,
another day on the trail,
one step from gates of hell.
old photos held tight,
peering into a jungle night,
talking to the supreme being,
questioning and disbelieving.
letters from home,
loved one left alone,
an infant never seen,
must keep weapon clean
being lifted by the bird,
remembering her last word,
hoping that it will end,
going out doing it again
By
© Easy-LSM
a enemy that goes unseen,
breath sucking heat,
blisters on my feet.
Villages of hollow stares,
living in daily nightmares,
knowing you are hated,
worried about being crated.
bone drenching rain,
mosquitoes until insane,
Nights of quietness,
explosions of brightness.
never found lost friends,
new faces innocent grins,
another day on the trail,
one step from gates of hell.
old photos held tight,
peering into a jungle night,
talking to the supreme being,
questioning and disbelieving.
letters from home,
loved one left alone,
an infant never seen,
must keep weapon clean
being lifted by the bird,
remembering her last word,
hoping that it will end,
going out doing it again
By
© Easy-LSM
