Shots fired
Russia neglects my arms
I landed down from the helicopter
Breath in, “ take cover, ” breath out
Point, aim, trigger
Fire.
Headshot.
No regret.
I’ m crawling on the ground
Moving towards my death
Silence …
Tank shot, target killed
I’ m a Marine
Point blank range
My body’ s stilled
Point, aim, trigger
My sniper fires …
Beep, beep, beep
… Rib shot, headshot
Dead.
BOOM.
Damn grenade.
Back to checkpoint.
December 6, 2011, Written for the ODYSSEY CWP
