How To Kill The Enemy?
How prolonged does it take to be a true enemy?
What severe crime is worth as an enemy?
Does killing the enemy end the feud?
That night, I met my adversary,
looking for vengeance.
In the dark, I saw his crimson eyes
like a fiery hearth place overflowing with blood.
Aiming my M16 gun,
towards the center of his chest,
taking a deep breath,
then half-breathed,
promising not to miss the target.
How prolonged does it take to be a true enemy?
What severe crime is worth as an enemy?
Does killing the enemy end the feud?
At that moment,
I realized,
crimson eyes like my father's indignant eyes,
once I skipped school after I was fifteen.
Crimson eyes like my brothers, my sisters,
the day my mother passed away.
Crimson eyes like my wife's
going away from our homeland.
My crimson eyes
while my baby was severely ill.
Vietnamese crimson eyes
when discriminated against, bully.
Dropping my gun,
I turned around,
feeling calm.
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Submitted by tienn.62883 on May 07, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 893 |
| Words | 164 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 5, 3, 12, 3 |
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