"The Sun Rises Over Headstones"
By Chris Madsen
The sun rises over headstones,
oozing amber glow across their shapes.
Take this day,
or die a thousand times.
Dense fog swells in the valley,
replacing a moment of clarity
held loosely in mind.
The view is narrowing.
“Slow down,” the old man said,
his voice beating like a war drum—
or a heart—
in the bastion of my mind.
“Slow down.
Slow down.
Slow down.”
Chris Madsen is a former Scout Sniper and US Army Veteran. You can find more of his writing here.
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