SOUNDS
Lonely, cold, pitch-black nights in the rain forest -
you are straining to hear what you know is there.
You hear soft, faint sounds in the darkness
that bring you to full alert -
You wonder if the sounds are real or in your
imagination.
You listen hard but you hear no more sounds.
You wonder if maybe an animal made the sounds...
or were they made by death or where they in your
head?
The night passes as you shiver from the cold,
even more dark now.
Suddenly, the night explodes into bright light -
a trip flare!
You almost fire but hold to find a target -
must have noise control -
Be sure.
You are blinded by the bright light -
very bright and so close.
You want to fire but wait to be sure.
Your heart is out of control.
You strain to see into the darkness.
Nothing happens and time very slowly passes.
What triggered the trip flare?
Your heart is still exploding.
Dawn comes with soft light.
You look around, stare into the shadows
and wonder what had been out there...
Was it Death?