Monday, May 30, 2011

Take the Hit

Take the Hit
For  Mr. Long, Town Hero,
Uncle Bill Fortune, My Cousin Jimmy Delong

A soldier alone,
Sees the enemy,
Heading for camp…
A grenade…
One body a shield—
To be killed
Or perhaps worse
Maimed for life?
Either that
Or the whole camp
Killed.

Take the hit…
For the save.

© Copyright, Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw, 2000.
All rights reserved.

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