My God War Monologue

My God, War is a terrible thing. I lie in the trenches at night, as the enemy flies over above, circling around, and around, looking for a good place, to unleash their latest dose of hell upon us. We all look up to the sky, thinking is this our last time on earth? That's what it's like here on the front line; you feel as though you are constantly being hunted, not knowing if and when you are going to die, at the hands of your predator-those bloody turks! Sometimes we feel as though the enemy is closing in on us, and other times it’s as if we have made a run towards safety, and home. You never know how you are going to die out here. There are just so many options for us to choose from- aren't we lucky! I think that's the worst thing; the not knowing. Out of the many atrocities war brings upon a man; the not knowing is the worst. Not knowing what's going to happen in the next hour or day, not knowing how your family is, or if you will get to be with them again- dead or alive. …show more content…
The fear, that goes with death disappears, and is replaced by expectation; you are always expecting to die. Every time a plane flies over, and doesn't drop a bomb on you, every time you face enemy fire, and don't get hit, is a bonus. The gratitude that comes with escaping death every day makes the atrocities of war disappear. Those freezing nights, crouched in the muddy sludge, which ladens the trench floors don’t seem so bad anymore. knowing that you are still alive, in a blood ridden, life-stealing war. …show more content…
It frightens me to think that this is human nature. I often question how i can do this, but the sad fact is we are at war, and if I, and my brothers beside me don't kill, then we will be killed. All the motivation I need to keep up the fight, is to look around me, at the faces of the men; my brothers who too are fighting to stay alive one more