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Will I die today?

May 26, 2016
By PonyTailGuy GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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A bullet zips past my head.
Dust, gunpowder, shrapnel,
  the screams of fallen brothers.
Will I die today?
My legs buckle with fear,
My arms shake with anxiety,
My lips quiver with trepidation.
Will I die today?
A bullet cuts through an artery.
Blood and mist sprays without cease,
I clutch my wound screaming:
Will I die today?

© Adam P., Goleta, CA

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