I am 19 yo troop Carrying Saw thru Desert Cause I exist here - Female Veteran on First Deployment ——- You want the truth? Modern day gladiators Youthful bright eyed poor Sold a lie to defend freedom In other countries Experienced soldiers understand Trading portions of our lives We know the prisms of colors Striations of Blood soaked earth The howling mankind makes Injured souls Color slipping away Spirit took ——— May you never know that pain ——-