All day <br />stuck up this bloody tree <br />in the middle of bloody nowhere. <br /> <br />All the landscape <br />shrunk to this crossroads <br /> <br />like the crosshairs <br />on a gun sight <br /> <br />brings the distance <br />into focus. <br /> <br />“Bloody Nora! ” <br />He swears to himself <br />and laughs. <br /> <br />His mother’s name was Nora. <br /> <br />Always thought it was hilarious <br />to swear by her. <br /> <br />Remembers one time <br />as a boy <br /> <br />swearing at her: <br /> <br />“And eh by gum <br />she didn’t half hit me hard! ” <br /> <br />“Blood seeping through the gum <br />still taste the taste of it <br />on my tongue <br />bloody ‘orrible it was! <br />hated it ever since.” <br /> <br />“Now, look whatcha made me done! ” <br />she hollered at him. <br /> <br />“Yes…sorry our Mum! ” <br /> <br />He didn’t dare cry <br />‘cos she’d hit for crying! <br /> <br />“She was a hard one…our Mum! <br />Had to be with us bloody lot! <br /> <br />She were fun though when she were happy! ” <br /> <br />He hoped to God <br />that his man <br />would come <br /> <br />so he could kill him <br />and be done. <br /> <br />Didn’t know him <br />from Adam <br /> <br />(leader of the insurgents <br />capable of getting men around him) . <br /> <br />“Dangerously <br />Charismatic! ” <br /> <br />Better dead <br />to keep the British <br /> <br />peace alive <br />as the Empire lay dying. <br /> <br />The sun setting <br />dying him a golden brown. <br /> <br />“If he don’t come soon <br />I won’t have the light <br />to kill him.” <br /> <br />“Remembering shooting game <br />with our Dad <br /> <br />rabbit…pheasant <br />up ‘eath <br />in sunlight such as this.” <br /> <br />The dangly bloody rabbit <br />turning into next night’s stew <br /> <br />eating a celebration <br />of what you can do <br />do well...kill. <br /> <br />How he came to be <br />here <br /> <br />up a bloody gum tree <br />gun in hand…staring <br /> <br />waiting for a man <br />to kill. <br /> <br />Same bloody thing. <br /> <br />Simple bloody plan! <br /> <br />Waiting 3 days now <br />and no <br />man. <br /> <br />“Keep your position <br />...over.” <br /> <br />“Maintain radio silence.” <br /> <br />“Report in when job done.” <br /> <br />“Roger ok that <br />...over
