Count (a poem)

One1

Two2

Three3

Four4

Soldier Mike bursts through the door.5

Five6

Six7

Seven8

Eight9

The sting of bullets shall inflate.10

Nine11

Ten12

Eleven13

Twelve14

“Send those goddamned rats to hell!”15

Thirteen16

Fourteen17

Fifteen18

Sixteen19

I feel old, will never be.20

Seventeen21

Eighteen22

Nineteen23

Twenty24

I had dreams and they were plenty.25

Prayed and prayed26

And prayed again.27

BANG.28

BANG.29

BANG.30

I never turned ten.31

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  • always feel pretty
    July 3

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    It still totally gives me the chills.



    At least this time, I didn't almost cry.

    I love it still.



    Congrats on publishing your first poem, Bounce.

    xox,e.