V Agent for Breakfast: Sand in My Boots

Friday, May 26, 2006

Desert night
Red streak
Don mask and gloves

Sirens wail
Undercover
Scuds miss

Tent life
Smell of canvas
Clings to me still

At 8:09 AM, The Phosgene Kid said...: Xan: Been feeling kind of strange lately (more than usual), not sure what's up...

I am really missing Wisconsin and the military - finally gone round the bend, I suspect.
At 11:15 AM, Sarah Letnes said...: Striking imagery, Phos. The emotional power of the last line is stunning.
At 12:46 AM, Cheshire Cat said...: Powerful is right.
At 5:26 PM, SC said...: Nice PK. It feels like I am there when I read it.