There was a brave young man
Enrolled in the army.
He was a good fighter,
The best he can be.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
But one day, he met his match
The strokes were quick and deft,
He fell, blood pooled
Left there for death.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Amidst the pain and nausea,
He vaguely felt a presence,
Supple arms lifted, nimble hands treated
Then it all faded from existence.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Waking from a feverish sleep
Clean bandages across his chest,
He saw a figure in a different uniform
And immediately put her under arrest.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
She stared down the barrel,
Her glare cold and steady.
One eyebrow cocked, saying
"I just saved you. Now you're gonna **** me?"
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
He lowered the gun, ashamed
She smiled a crooked half-smile,
And ****** him a pack of medicine.
He took the package gratefully, though it smelled like bile.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
He studied her from top to toe.
Dark hair, tanned skin
A red cross on the foreign uniform
And a rifle at her feet.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
He started off by asking her
Why she had saved him.
She laughed, loud and free
And suddenly, things didn't seem so grim.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Slowly, they opened up
And smiled some more
Talking bout all sorts of things
Till they got to the cause of war
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Propaganda warps
Beliefs conflict
Peace and harmony are nowhere in sight,
In result, harm inflicted.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Both parties fell silent
A cold barrier raised between
Then he cleared his throat and excused himself
Best they were not together, seen.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Unbeknownst to them,
His comrade had tailed them
They were surrounded
Fighting would only bring about mayhem.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
The rifles took aim
There was nowhere to run
The trigger was pulled
In its path, himself he flung
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
With his dying breath, he said
"I guess we're even now"
With a crooked smile,
His head did bow.
Aug 11, 2013
Aug 11, 2013 at 1:13 AM UTC
There was a brave young man
Enrolled in the army.
He was a good fighter,
The best he can be.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
But one day, he met his match
The strokes were quick and deft,
He fell, blood pooled
Left there for death.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Amidst the pain and nausea,
He vaguely felt a presence,
Supple arms lifted, nimble hands treated
Then it all faded from existence.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Waking from a feverish sleep
Clean bandages across his chest,
He saw a figure in a different uniform
And immediately put her under arrest.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
She stared down the barrel,
Her glare cold and steady.
One eyebrow cocked, saying
"I just saved you. Now you're gonna **** me?"
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
He lowered the gun, ashamed
She smiled a crooked half-smile,
And ****** him a pack of medicine.
He took the package gratefully, though it smelled like bile.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
He studied her from top to toe.
Dark hair, tanned skin
A red cross on the foreign uniform
And a rifle at her feet.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
He started off by asking her
Why she had saved him.
She laughed, loud and free
And suddenly, things didn't seem so grim.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Slowly, they opened up
And smiled some more
Talking bout all sorts of things
Till they got to the cause of war
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Propaganda warps
Beliefs conflict
Peace and harmony are nowhere in sight,
In result, harm inflicted.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Both parties fell silent
A cold barrier raised between
Then he cleared his throat and excused himself
Best they were not together, seen.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
Unbeknownst to them,
His comrade had tailed them
They were surrounded
Fighting would only bring about mayhem.
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
The rifles took aim
There was nowhere to run
The trigger was pulled
In its path, himself he flung
*With chaos and turmoil
A war divides
Nothing is certain, but
The truth it hides*
With his dying breath, he said
"I guess we're even now"
With a crooked smile,
His head did bow.
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