Service

Though face be the index of the mind, she’d trained never to betray herself—mind or emotion.

Practising every day for 12 years, she altered 25 years’ habits. No one else had achieved that feat, and she—as deserved to—prided herself as the most successful student.

The rest of her batchmates remained while she advanced. Every step of the away, she grew more confident and assertive. Taking on responsibilities she’d never dreamt of before, Lisa became a model for the academy.

Years after serving in the frontline, she looked back one day. With none to call hers, the soldier retired friendless.

Service

So eager to serve

a soldier of meagre fear—

such a neophyte.

Split-second decisions

soldier

Disobeyed orders

and lived to tell the tale—of

battlefield choices.

For a cause

With reform in mind

and a jangling mob in front

the rebel revolts.

Hand over

“Listen up lads, this is an important mission. It’s time you face your purpose in life. Take responsibility and shine through the hardship. Remember, your sweat, your sighs, and trials make the world better. Commit your body to the task and your soul to god.”

Closing his speech, the Commander walked away from the twenty-year-olds who clutched firearms and seared gloves and wore helmets smeared with dry blood and sweat of once-comrades.

From behind them he spoke into his walkie-talkie. “Men standing by ready for orders, Sir.”

When the approval came, the Commander committed six-hundred souls to the devil.

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