Why is there silence on the battlefield?
Not a detonation, not a shot, not a footstep -
silence has never been so awkward
in the vast emptiness of battle.
Are we all waiting for the first move to happen
or are we playing a game of uncertainty
based on assumptions that perhaps, there is
no war - just misunderstanding and unnecessary
fear? I don't know; I'm standing here
gun in hand, and with gashes on my leg
and yet, there is no retaliation
just silence, which exaggerates the tension
until I let fire
and they come out,
defense on high
and they come at me.
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