Tim Wimborne/Reuters
By
Ramona Thompson
Torn Apart By War
There’s no escaping all I have done in this wasteland
One nightmare after another still grips me
As I wrestle with demons no one else sees
Remembering is always the worst part
Never free of their faces or cries of horror as they die
All because of the solider before them sworn to do his duty above all else
Panting and sweating every night I awake crying out to the injustice
All I ever wanted was to serve and protect
Reality does not match the fiction in my head
The noise of the screaming never leaves me even when I’m awake
Before I was just another normal, everyday man
You would’t wanna know the man I am here today
What is done can never be undone
All I can do is live minute by minute
Reaching but never quiet finding again the peace I once had
Before the solider was called to do his terrible duty
God forgive me
If only I had known
"you would’t wanna know the man I am here today" - yeppers that's the truth. Thanks for sharing! -Rich