by Devon Miller-Duggan

Who saw?
His brothers.
His killer.
The fist of sun on blood-soaked ground.

How did it happen?
Powders meant to make the soil bear fruit.
Wires meant to carry light.
The fist of sun on blood-soaked ground.

When did it happen?
He was nearly finished.
Of equipment, armor and munition they carried
135 pounds
on each man’s back. The fist of sun.

Why did it happen?
They shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint
into blood-soaked ground.

Who saw?
His mother, father. The shattered ground.
His sister, love. The shattered ground.

Who saw?
The fist of sun on blood-soaked ground.
His brothers.