DEATH

By Pedro Du Bois (Balneário Camboriú, SC)

(Marina Du Bois, English version)

They were ready to leave

armed with modern

ballistic

scientific

weapons

their commander in the academy

orders: onwards!

the soldiers go in honor

of their steady steps

stumbling blocks during the battle

before survival

points the gun and science

shoots before their eyes

then fingers will be stiff and strong

and will not stop squeezing the triggers.