Victory

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Exhaustion,
Droplets streaking lines down a dusty mask
Sunlight glaring off shards of shattered armour
A floodlight filling the silent stage

Heaving,
Lungs burning raw with each inhalation
Defeat and smoke mingling in recessed cavities
To be sent out again with a rush

Shaken,
Muscles tensed and pulsating in stillness
On deadened ground feet charred and blistered stand
The earth wasted after the violent eruption

Silence,
Deafening in its peaceful lull
Moments of time shocked into hesitation
The field reverently posed for picture

Jubilant,
Arms raised in exaltation, lacerations forgotten
Voice bellowing with triumph, labored breath ignored
Head lifted to glory, eyes open to the sun's daze

The struggle is of yesterday
Threats banished from the mind
Danger dissolved, energies restored
Wounds beginning already to clot

And in the silence
A rapturous cheer
The enemy has been defeated
All affliction is forgotten
In victory

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