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MystressAutumn{tornsub}
03-11-2011, 11:30 AM
I stood there alone on th field,
Amidst the carnage of battle,
Reliving in my mind the utter chaos,
The screams of the living, dead, and dying,
Silenced now at last,
The acrid smell of gunpowder,
Tenaciously clung to the air, thick and choking,
I closed my eyes, hands clenched at my sides,
Futile efforts to fight back the endless tears,
The silence storming through my ears,
Then I heard it haunting and soft,
From where it came I could not tell,
Yet as I stood there alone in despair,
I heard the clear notes floating,
Hauntingly upon the air,
A lone fife, playing a simple tune,
It conveyed all the sadness and loss,
As the blood around me soaked into the ground,
It floated there reaching deep within,
I felt my heart strain within my breast,
And shivers assaulted my skin,
For the first time in my life,
I now knew the meaning of sacrifice.