Hope In The Trenches

The trumpet sound shocks me from my sleep

I slowly rise to the blinding crack of dawn

Then rapidly I go, running ready to be in line

The General looks from left to right

Screaming commands, we must follow

My companions and I race swiftly through

The steamy jungle of fate

The twilight met us, we all fall down, in the trenches

I lay there like a weary lamb

Thoughts wander to my beloved who waits

I breathe the beauty of her fragrance,

Soothing to my soul, but only for a moment

The mourning comes with knowing,

The enemy battle continues

Pow! Pow! Pow! The guns start to fire

My fingers sweat as I pull the trigger

The screams of pain echo, pounding my heart like thunder

I pray to the One who gives me strength,

My spark of hope that brings me home once again

©Alysia Maria

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