Attention!
We stand and salute our commander
My weak knees shake in the cold
My breath frozen
My gun to cold to hold
"We take the hill today"
"Sir
I think we should wait,
I hate to wait,
Our guns are frozen
Our Jeeps cant move
Our medical gear, iced over."
The hill is steep as we climb
The ice grip of death warms my neck
The fear grips my legs
I can not move
The fire in the distance keeps no one warm
I feel a push in my chest and I fall into the snow
I am warm now
very warm, it feels fantastic
I bask in the glow of the warm light above...


"Attention!"
we stand and salute just as before
I take my time, almost unable to move.

but I am warm...