The soldier boy was sitting calmly underneath that tree.
As I approached it, I could see him beckoning to me.
The battle had

This pain has taken over a huge part of me.
It started as a wee bit pimple and now, it
has festered into this gigantic 'sore'

EMERGENCY ROOM

Degrees Fahrenheit: I arise
cold, according to mercury
but later burn. The numbers lie;
blood pressure, pulse

Pain

In memorable memoirs
Desirable desires
In seductive thoughts
Waiting clocks
In delightful pleasure
Life’s treasure

I

I inhabit a lifetime of hours

Where forewarnings and prophecy

Are delivered unto me through parchment

My upturned visage