Warthog

Just read it

                          Screaming Valkyrie from the sky

                             Turbine afterburner whine

                             Evil Angel packing protege

 

                             In the open on the ground

                         Sudden death she swings around

                        Caught up in her bullet ballet

 

                                   Singing Banshee

                                   Voice so sweet

                                    Vicious metal

                                    Ripping meat

 

                                       Don't run

 

                                   Can't get away

 

                               When she wants you

                                    you can't hide

                                    Orphans beg

                                     Widows cry

 

                                    It's over now

                                You're out of days

 

                                   Staring up at

                               Phosphoric waves

 

                                Keep the peace

 

                              you can't be saved

 

                             On your tombstone

                               Scribes will engrave

 

                                 She took you

 

                               Took you away

 

Author's Note

It's about an A-10 wart hog. THe first casualties I ever saw was a friendly fire incident when an A-10 straffed a squad of soldiers and it made one hell of an impact on me. When A-10'S came in low and slow the scream of their twin turbine engines made you squeeze shut your anal sphincter and grind your teeth. Like you were going to lose control. A-10'S were evil...

Reviews

[nigrum homonculus]

damn! the wordplay in this is sick the last 2 lines in the first stanza are my favourite. its a really good piece and the imagery is great. keep it up bro

[Baby Ricochet]

thanx