March, 1945 - revised
Posted: 11 Feb 2019, 10:57
March, 1945
Rumors of the Red Army's
approach swirled around us
as we were matched out
of camp by the guards
into the snow, pistols
barking like dogs
at anyone who couldn't
keep up. "The Red Army
is coming," I kept mumbling
between shots,
rags on my feet sticking
to the snow's
ice.
Rumors of the Red Army's
approach swirled around us
as we were matched out
of camp by the guards
into the snow, pistols
barking like dogs
at anyone who couldn't
keep up. "The Red Army
is coming," I kept mumbling
between shots,
rags on my feet sticking
to the snow's
ice.