Cycle

1.

You drink too much,

They said.

Dropped out of school,

Can’t get a job.

Join the army,

They’ll straightened you up.

2.

Straighten up!

Stand straight!

Sarg yelled.

He only had to once.

I had lost track of

What, where, why.

3.

Don’t get yourself killed.

Sure, now you care.

4.

I don’t think I can sweat more.

All the moisture has been sucked

Out of me.

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All is silent.

Except for the heavy steps of our boots

Slurping through marsh

For the fifth day

In    a      row.

All is silent.

Except for the man behind me

Barely able to catch his breath.

Some have even forgotten how to

Breathe.

The noise comes fast.

Unexpectedly a shot rings out.

The ringing won’t stop.

But the breathing’s stopped.

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