I Still Remember - A War Nurse's Story

I still remember the days
When so many lives I tried to save.

I still remember how the faces
Had so much fear in their eyes.

I still remember the sounds
Screams of a wounded soldier
Caused by a piece of metal.

I still remember the sky
Black with anger, hate and smoke.

I still remember the sights
Of men falling, holding on to their last breath.

I still remember the smell
The blood, dead bodies and gun smoke.

I still remember thinking
"Who will be next? and, "When will it end?"

I still remember recovering and dying men
Telling me of their families at home.

I still remember the fear
Of having a bomb dropped near us.

I still remember the triumph
The fighting is over, we can go home!

November 2001