The young German prisoner
has lost a leg
and lies on a bed
with the stump bandaged
a mixture of white and red.
You tend him
with what you have
and with what
little German
you know.
Other patients lie about
with others standing
by the door
waiting to be seen
with minor wounds
in flesh or head
and others
their faces covered
are the dead.
You take a break
and stand outside
for a smoke.
The rain has stopped
and a dull mist
hovers over the way.
You hear the guns
carried on the wind.
Tanks pass by
and up the road
and soldiers move
in the rear
with their guns
and gear.
You finish the cigarette
and flick
the **** away.
Two more have died
their faces covered.
Another young soldier
lies nearby
his head bandaged
hands aquiver
finger missing
calling for his mother
in child-like cries.
Over the other side
another dies.
Apr 26, 2018
Apr 26, 2018 at 3:36 PM UTC
The young German prisoner
has lost a leg
and lies on a bed
with the stump bandaged
a mixture of white and red.
You tend him
with what you have
and with what
little German
you know.
Other patients lie about
with others standing
by the door
waiting to be seen
with minor wounds
in flesh or head
and others
their faces covered
are the dead.
You take a break
and stand outside
for a smoke.
The rain has stopped
and a dull mist
hovers over the way.
You hear the guns
carried on the wind.
Tanks pass by
and up the road
and soldiers move
in the rear
with their guns
and gear.
You finish the cigarette
and flick
the **** away.
Two more have died
their faces covered.
Another young soldier
lies nearby
his head bandaged
hands aquiver
finger missing
calling for his mother
in child-like cries.
Over the other side
another dies.
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