{"sf1_id":741561,"sf2_id":"ynZbApPn","title":"Among the ready...","author":"Jiblits","words":367,"posted_at":"2014-08-08T23:58:00.000Z","tags":["Poem","Poetry","War Description","slice of life"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/741561-among-the-ready","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/ynZbApPn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/53/20/53205a90-7c9b-4067-8c6b-712e19547d12","description":"Short story description, Poetry, Poem, slice of life","content":"Among the ready...\n\n(Written watching \"Saving Private Ryan\")\n\nThe boat swaying to \u0026 fro\n\nThe sky fogged by smoke\n\nAll eyes are darting between each other, we all know we might go\n\nOnce the door falls, some, maybe all will be gone, a few tell a final joke\n\nPings of life \u0026 death hit the sides of the ship\n\nOpen air above, eyes fixated on the front, worry circles from the rocking motion, with each large dip\n\nA light show around us, some filled with fear of becoming a part\n\nFor the greater good, our reasoning, we keep hope close to heart\n\nA sudden stop, brief instruction, \u0026'the chains begin to fall\n\nA picture worth lifetimes, passes, \u0026 more take to the call\n\nScattered among the shore line are brothers in arms, friends, family\n\nShots hit close taking others before they step on sand, others run, returning the fight, all forgetting there humanity\n\nIn this day, for more to come, there is no definition for sanity\n\nTwenty or so struggle for cover behind metal ruins smaller than a man\n\nOthers move forward, beyond the fallen, doing what they can\n\nHundreds of boats, hundreds more to show throughout the day\n\nSome will leave there dreams here, others will, by another, or the sea, get carried away\n\nSound is unheard between the few across the shore\n\nEveryone aiming for silence, with each shot, everyone asking for more\n\nNumbers unneeded, the red sea glistens with such a horrid sight\n\nNever ending is this day, how we all pray for night\n\nAs the hours pass, we gain ground \u0026 push back the ones who don't agree\n\nWe move on, securing the place where so many fought for others, at home, to be free\n\nA camera shaking, tears held by anger \u0026 fright\n\nA picture only shows so much, but enough needed, to remember why, we try to give all, still, it shows a dark reminder in daylight\n\nTill we leave home, \u0026 settle what was taken\n\nFight on, in war, we believe in others, always, truly, no \"one\" is mistaken\u0026nbsp;\n\n---Thanks for reading---\n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; ---Always---\n\n  \n  \n\n"}