Poetry- Exposure Flashcards
1
Q
Our…us
A
Our brains ache in the merciless iced east winds that knive us
2
Q
Is…dying?
A
Is it that we are dying?
3
Q
Worried…happens
A
Worried by silence sentries whisper, curious, nervous but nothing happens
4
Q
Wearied…silent…
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Wearied we keep awake because the night is silent…
5
Q
What…here?
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What are we doing here?
6
Q
But…happens.
A
But nothing happens.
7
Q
Far…war.
A
Far off, like a dull rumour of some other war.
8
Q
Pale…faces-
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Pale flakes with fingering stealth comes feeling our faces-
9
Q
Sudden…silence.
A
Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence.
10
Q
We…dazed,
A
We cringe in holes, back on forgotten dreams, and stare, snow dazed,
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