Standing at attention

Gun at salute,

Boat circles about,

Fists pound on convoy,

Surrounded, hours from safety,

Villagers pissed for no reason,

Danger, danger, danger close,

No regrets, lived life to the fullest,

Punching forward,

Living to hear Valhalla’s call the next day,

Officer standing behind me,

30 seconds away from firing,

Mass destruction likely,

Bullets to spray for days,

Boats to target in the haze,

Sun beating down on bronze skin,

Sand washing over the ship,

While wasting the day away,

Standing at attention,

Gun at salute,

While Valhalla waits to call another day.