Weekly Reader
See Jack join the army
Jane is sad that he is leaving
Jane loves Jack, and cannot understand why he must go
See Jane kiss Jack goodbye with tears in her eyes
And a little fear too
See Jack meet new friends in the army
Ted and Bill are Jack’s friends
Jack and his new friends travel to foreign places
And they meet the strange people that live there
Many of these people are not happy About Jack, Ted, and Bill being among them
A few of these people have bad thoughts about Jack, Ted and Bill
Jack and his friends leave their camp on patrol
They are looking for people intent on doing them harm
Jack thinks about Jane in the dream he had last night
They were laughing, and he danced with her radiant smile
Jack missed Jane more than he could find the words to say
The patrol rolled on with no particular destination
Around the next bend, and up over the ridge
See the explosion just to the left of Jack’s vehicle
It is very bright, and louder than you can imagine
Jack can no longer hear anything
But Jack can see that Bill is no longer moving in the back seat
Jack cannot find his friend Ted
Jack sees only a ruthless stain next to Bill
There is a second explosion near Jack’s vehicle
Jack knows, in that moment, that he will be still forever
Jack is no longer moving
See how still they all are
The postman places the bundle of mail in the slot in the door
Amongst mail to sort from PW Super, offers of credit, and the Penny-Saver
Jane sees the letter
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One Comment
- Mr. Toes replied:
0.0 …That’s so cool the way you used the simple names and dialogue like one of those grade one stories. Very well done.
July 6th, 2009 at 11:56 AM. Permalink.