The Silence of Battle

10
The last note plays, fear grows inside me.
9
Everyone takes a breath, that last sound before all is still.
8
Silence.
7
Thoughts are no longer present, only survival.
6
Silence.
5
The first drum is struck, calling us to fight.
4
I begin to climb, as every part of me resists.
3
What is beyond? What will I see?
2
Friends voices drift away as they reach the top.
1
I am mute as I clamber over the edge.
0
I run across the battlefield for a moment, until I fall silent.


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