Casualty Of War

Crouched - in a hole, lone;
death bullets circle his home.
Child, stranger to calm.

Fear - a common foe,
That visits with every shot.
Trapped, nowhere to go.

Panic - never far,
Unease is all that greets him.
Nothing left but scars.

Home; this snow filled trench
Olfactory overload
Deaths coppery stench

Battle - on the edge,
Ready to step forth today
leap over the ledge.

Dreams- are all he has,
Where innocence is not dead,
and blood is not shed.

Childhood spent in fear,
Love, fun, happiness - unknown,
No family; alone.

Desensitised; numb,
A soldier, out of his depth
Who has not yet wept.

Suppressed; out of sight,
His dreams and hopes
Will they ever see the light?

Innocence - lost going over the top
Another child dead
When will it stop?

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