The Truth
Essay by people • March 22, 2012 • Essay • 688 Words (3 Pages) • 1,539 Views
Do you know how it feels to be in the middle of a barren field?
I was dying of hunger and so thirsty that I could drink my own blood
The only way to be in peace was to be dead, but death's forgotten me
The time was so slow that I could see the ground eating the corpses while they discompose
I can still see some images of my own death friends.
I did not think about the consequences, I was only a kid trying to get some fun
But now, I am buried in this bed, useless like a gun with no soldier
My mind is trying to kill me with my own thoughts that are planted in my conscience
The nightmares every night are daemons waiting for me to pay for all the sins I've done
It's not an honor to be a veteran with no desire of life.
War is like a slave worker that would work until his last day with no outcome
Days in war have no sunshine, but only the light of hope passing through the smoke
There is no such thing as god to save you in the battle, but only luck
We end up being useful for the rest of our life
Do you still want to join us?
I wonder what do those corpses feel, being in the ground completely useless
I wonder if god will forget me for all the things I've done
My hands are knifes to kill, all stained of innocent blood
Now I am just a puppet trained to kill
In war every number is a life.
There is no hope, but only death in every breath
My heart is bumping too fast and screaming for help in every beat it makes
My mind is like a coffin that only rewards disgrace
I've survived from a million bullets, but here I am again, still fighting for nothing.
The sound of the bullets whispering in my ears
I wish I could help those that didn't make it, but I can't
I am a coward hiding in this corner, buried in dust
All I want is to end with this nightmare
But all the pieces of peace cannot be
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