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.
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