The Game

 

Stuffing a life-saver in my mouth

I mulled over what it would be like

killing people again

hearing them scream

wiping the blood off my face

tasting it

recollecting how I sat behind a screen killing

the last two years

video games, so much simpler

now, having to discharge my weapon

live rounds

real flesh again

playing nervously with my safety

it's been a while since the last assignment

I remember how it was before

and part of me really wants it again. now

the hungering

as my fingers grip side arm

contemplating fire and ice, I snap back into the moment

overhearing “Sand Nigger” in the wallow of nerves and adrenaline

strange that I feel uneasy hearing that

I recalled a minister on TV referring to the enemy as insects

It made it easier

but not enough...

when the doors flew open

none of that shit mattered anyway

my gun roared, and I roared

"I'm Back!"

as I chuckled over the last few moments

fuck it

2009

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War