When I Came Home
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When I came home
I understood
that nothing could be the same
I’d never perceive
the world like you
after the horrors--- that I'd seen
I can hear
the roaring thunder
bombs--- exploding on the deck
phoenix
sparrow
sidewinder rockets
scaring more--- than just the ship
the sound of friendly fire
burping out random death
aTomcats Gatling gun---
spews bullets across the deck
acidic smoke
from burning bodies
the smell--- of human flesh
blown out chest
severed limbs
trialed through--- entangled organs
and decapitated bodies
who's eyes no longer see
for the lingering dead
neither friend or foe
I vomit out--- sanity
for night gives birth
to mental demons
my days--- are haunted memories
they shipped me home
but I’m just a token
not the man I used to be
The photo which accompanies this poem is a copy of a military photo taken the night of the accident..
Copyright © Running Wolves | Year Posted 2020
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