War Diaries Day Two

War Diaries
Day Two

I hate not having a alarm clock
A low whistling sound comes over the tent
"What the hell is that"?
"Everybody down" someone shouts
A bang flips a vehicle just outside the tent
it tumbles over in flames
My brain wants to move
But my body just stays locked to the floor
"Lets get out of here" shouts a fellow soldier
Three follow him
Another bang and a flash
So close I feel the heat
Finally my legs want to run
I get outside the tent
That nineteen year old kid I had dinner with last night
Is laying on the ground
His eye's wide open with shock
His legs ten feet away from the rest of him.