by Demetrew Wilfredo Flores

Created on: April 12, 2010

With a bagpack and rifle at hand

Desert air and enemies on distant land

Snares and minefields by the sand

He moved to attack by word of command

Hails of bullets and explosions filled the air

Buzzing slugs and metal fragments everywhere

Punctured dreams and fantasies hit with despair

As the soldier’s body left fallen beyond repair

A patriot’s wretched body lay on the ground

His everyday world blacked out without a sound

On a sealed metal casket his remains was found

Loaded on a cargo plane to head homeward bound

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