The End Poem by Nathan Barkley

Screaming, blood dripping, shooting, killing
I know this all to well
I'm fighting for my family as well
Many die, many cry, many give up and sigh
Standing in this place, which is no where
dirt all over my body, bullets are flying
blood gushing out from my comrades wounds
I can't stop shaking
tears flow down my cheeks, it hurts inside
forever engraving this horrific scene in my mind
Running running but to where?
I cant hear myself anymore,
my friends bodies are getting cold
I'm Scared to death in this war

Now i'm a machine
Cold hearted, nothing is here anymore
I want revenge!
How dare they strip away
the memories, dreams, hopes, laughter, from my friends
They wanted happiness and peace
and all my enemies are in my way
Slicing, shooting, screaming with anger, crushing my enemies to dust
The similar scent of rust
Comes crawling up my nose and mouth
So thick and smooth exciting to the touch
Seducing me wanting more
Controlling me into loving the blood
that flows all to beautifully from my enemies

Darkness surrounds me
It transforms me
Walking into a deserted place
The stench of dead bodies pricks my nose
Stepping, squishing
I don't care whose on the floor
Something shifted against the door
Prepared to strike anything or anybody with a smirk
It came towards me
I felt it trembling
It felt my blood lust
NO NO NO!

A little girl with tears falling down her flushed cheeks
Memories flashed of my little girl with her rosy cheeks
How can this be?
'Mmmonster' she said
Frozen i am...... I close my eyes
What have i become
She too have lost everyone
Parents, friends, family
The only difference was that she wasn't physically strong
I laid there defeated
not by bullets or wounds
but with words which pierced this sadistic heart

'Forgive me' these words gradually came from my mouth
Then as i open my eyes
I found a shadow behind me
Then a sharp yet relieving pain reached this heart
This shadow was here to reclaim this distorted heart
I gasped desperately for my life
I felt a great sadness and Joy
Then i heard 'you don't need to suffer anymore'
A little hand gently held my hand
It felt a little like sand
Easily escaping my grasp
I held it harder and harder
why do i bother?

I feel no pain
I looked and saw
I was in awe
it was my little girl with a smile
she pointed to something
It was my friends running
towards me
They are happy to see me
I ran with my little girl
and i was embraced
not wanting to escape
Forever lying in this happy embrace

By Nathan Barkley