dawn to dusk, a thousand minutes I lay a thousand hours I pray
for when I gaze up at the sun it beats me with its hammer
as I have been given orders to stay on this high tower
sounds wisp eerily like a voice drifting in the air
a crackling of twigs an itch in my trigger finger
though tricks usually play upon delusional mind
yet footsteps begin to resound, a squad so dismal and unaware
with an unsettling grin I ease the sights, aim for the hair
my mind sets the stage as I raise my gun to my chin
one, a single shot fired for single Captain
two, a concession of shots for those at the rare
as chaos ripples in echoes I see something wrong
something wrong…
no don’t stick your head up! This is so easy
perhaps a soldier died before, is the thought that gnaws at my mind
third shot, heavy gunner, makes four dead, five if you count the leader
now six, as blood spews from another’s head then splatter dead
still something nags at me… weren’t their suppose to be seven more
eighth shot from an unmanned stationary gun, keep’em guessing
still those uniforms are just too… clean, as I stare onto the scene
now for the red head dashing to and fro, too bad, too slow
that’s it! the agony of an error, as a ninth shot is heard ringing in the air
one shot, through the scope excellently executed by a master
is it over? resonating with concern, yes sir, Lieutenant; one sniper dead
It was thousand seconds spent, a thousand steps went
in this era of time surrounded by war and crime
we each face our battles and take casualties on each side
I may be traveling with a squad, but it is my destiny
to walk, to wait, to be... alone.
Author notes
its a twist at the end
In a list
A contest entry
- Story time (tell me a story with blood or love) by Nadala.
450 points, ended April 7, 2007, 6 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Applaud if you think its worthy please.
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Awesome this is great I love the counting but I love just about everything about it best of luck in the contest
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Thank You for the comment and the gold, this was a great contest and just what I was looking for for this poem i had written, thanks again for the opportunity to post it!!! - Jacen an IndividualEleven.
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Powerful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jacen this is a powerful piece you have written here. Your imagery was very graphic and left nothing to the imagination because it all flashed through the minds of the reader as it was so well written!!!!You out did yourself on this one!!!!Thanks for sharing!!!~~Toni~~
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Wow what a powerful write. The ending was so incredible, like it's just no big deal. I also thought the beginning lines were well done, it drew me in. Wishing you luck in the contest.
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