NEIGHBORING ARMIES
They went for the jugular
like crazed dogs off a leash.
It was said they had nothing to lose.
They went for the jugular
like crazed dogs off a leash.
It was said they had nothing to lose.
The grand medical men, the learned
scholars, the doctors of law, all took
an interest in this. 'War is a lethal time'
they said, 'it brings out behaviors in men
not seen before.' Animals gnawing on bone
would be more like it, thought I to myself.
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As usual, I was standing on the sidelines watching.
Maybe just waiting for something to happen.
Two guys staggered by - one with his hand blown
off at the wrist, the other holding his guts.
'Just a mortar wound, nothing more. We'll be
back at it all soon.' I waved them goodbye
and said 'so long' to their spirits and souls too.
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There was no answer.
They had been gone long ago.
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