Reality (ww1 1914-1918)
REALITY (WW1 1914-1918)
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL
OUT IN THE FIELD
trench foot
mortar bombs
ALWAYS ON THE ALERT
SOAKING, DRIPPING WET
bullets whistle
sirens wail
SLEEP AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
HEARING, SEEING, FEELING EVERY SCREAM
gunpowder smoke
gunpowder smells
METAL FRAGMENTATIONS WHIZZING BY
HEARING, SEEING, FEELING BUDDIES CRY
razor barbed wire
blood seeping
YOUR EARDRUMS BLASTING, POUNDING SORE
KNOWING LONG AGO YOU COULD TAKE NO MORE
flames exploding
bodies exploding
EYES STINGING, SCRAPING LIDS
EVERY FINGER THERE, IF YOUR GOD FORBIDS
SHOUTING, BAWLING, BELLY CRAWLING
RED, RED MUD, GROWING POOLS OF WARMING BLOOD
just an arm
A HUMAN FACE IN YOUR GUNSIGHTS
KNOWING TO PULL THE TRIGGER ISN'T RIGHT
AND ALL FOR glory
end of story
JAMES REID
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Submitted on March 04, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 708 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 1, 4 |
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