Dust Till Dawn

Dust Till Dawn

A Poem by Josh Heighton

In The Dust We Trust
From dust till dawn
We serve like a chess board pawn
Waiting, sitting, guns at the ready
Sweat dripping, blood streaming, remaining steady
Wind and dirt swirl round and round
Straining the ear to hear the tiniest of sound
What is the meaning of this
Searching for this that bring mental bliss
Figures appear in the distance 
Automatically my eyes scan for an enemy presence 
A faint click spreads across the front
Men trigger the rounds prepared to send them on the hunt
Flashes of yellow light cut through the air
piercing the flesh, taking the first life with flare
The faint figures that once stood
Now lay still, stained, like wood
You stare into their gazing dead eyes 
You can not stop that part of you that dies
We fight and move on
From dust till dawn

© 2014 Josh Heighton


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Added on July 16, 2014
Last Updated on July 16, 2014
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Josh Heighton
Josh Heighton

Canada



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