I still have that picture of you
the one I carried close to my heart
I carried that for two years
I was so proud to have a woman like you

That day our AV was hit
and I woke choking on my blood
I was on my back, could not move
and I was covered in s**t

I passed out after that
when I did wake two days later
by the side of my bed was that picture
it was standing by a glass of water

I wanted to pick it up
but I could not move my arms

My head felt as big as a balloon
I had lost half my ****** teeth
everything was a blur
except that picture of you
then I felt I was fading
and looking at your picture I passed out again

That night I woke up screaming
the nurse rushed to my side
I asked her how my friends were
the look in her eyes told me, I was the only one left

What kept me from dying there and then
was that smiling picture of you
now stained with blood of mine
and the blood of my dear friends

It took a year to get back on my feet
and I still carried that picture of you
it seems so long ago now
but nightmares still haunt me
the only thing that keeps me going
is that unchanging picture of you

By Christos Andreas Kourtis aka NeonSolaris