Alex Cockers, 'Mortal Combat'

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Mortal Combat

Zing………Zing
That’s all I need to hear
Now my whole body
Becomes awash with fear

It’s been a while
Since I’ve been shot at
But the memories and feelings
Come flooding back

I flinch down inside the turret
Feeling my body change
A heightened state of alertness
Is needed for this game

I dare to put my head up
Peering over the side
My eyes dart desperately
Searching, trying to find

Bang another explosion
I flinch back down again
My heartbeats in my ears
It’s only a quarter past ten

Then I spot you running
Through the sparse trees
A single aimed shot
You drop to your knees

By Alex Cockers