you look down
the barrel of your gun
check your scope
lock eyes with a soldier
who stares at you
just the same
gun pointed at your head
you hesitate
there is a touch of intimacy
as you search each other's face
full of fear
eyes sunken
skin ashy and dirty
an understanding a bond
you fire and don't look back
turning away from what you can never run from
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Poems 2
PoetryWhile in English exists only one word for it, the ancient Greeks with their aim for self-understanding and knowledge found eight different varieties of love that we might all experience at some point: 1. Eros (Erotic love) - represents the idea of s...
