First Blood

Peace keeping mission
Advisory position
Not there to fight
Just to teach what's right
The Dark of night
A flash of light
shades of green
Nightmarish scenes
Thunderous sounds
Mortar rounds
Exploding earth
eyes that search
Silhouettes appear
Ghostlike near
Enemy presence
Awakens the senses
silent round
piercing sound
Adrenaline pumps
A warrior slumps
First blood flows
58,219 more to go

Boondocker / 2001