Shell shock

(Otto Dix, Trench Suicide, 1924)



Incoming!

that one was way too close
have to burrow deeper
deeper
ground shaking, ears ringing
don't have time to think
too close to the front-line
incessant barrage
bullet grazes my cheek
bloody desperation
screams go unheard
effort to advance thwarted

Retreat!

mad run for shelter from the enemy
primal need to survive
eyes wide and frantic
destruction engulfs me
Tracy, August 2004

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