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Sniper

Lock and load

Keep your aim steady

I've been out here

For five days already

Radio silence

Time goes by

I see the target

Out of the corner of my eye

My mission almost completed

There is no tear in my eye

Trigger pull

I watch it die

A sniper's life

You have to be bold

To take a life

You feel so cold


— Tragic_Bliss, Feb 20, 2008

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Country/Region: Idaho

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RSScheerer

RSScheerer

18 years 3 months ago

Sniper

Whether you intended it or not, the simple, almost blank verse that you chose here fit the subject matter. You captured the coldness necessary for the mind of a sniper. Notes: "Tigger" is "Trigger" "snipers" should be possessive "sniper's" ~ Ronda
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years 3 months ago

Sniper

Excellent write for the subject matter~ ______________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous
docmaverick

docmaverick

17 years 3 months ago

I need to say....

...that your "sniper", left me a tad bit, cold. I imagine that the life of a sniper HAS to be more complex than the style you have used, would suggest. I can't see it being so "simple". Having said that about the theme, I will say that it flowed nicely, enough.....for someone playing a "sniper video game". Just one opinion, take care... #{:>{)}]@=== docmaverick.

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