Agent Orange

The sky vanished long ago

Replaced by the canopy’s shadow

Green horizons all along

Fires raze the sky

Breathing agent orange until we die

Fog thick as soup, eyes burnin' in the haze,

Jungle breathin' heavy, it's a labyrinth of maze.

Sweat-soaked camo, boots sinkin' in the muck,

Gun spittin' thunder, but the shadows run amok.

Branches snap, whispers crawl across my neck,

Enemies unseen, just the echo of the tech.

Heart pounds a war drum, blood sings the tune,

Night eats the sun, traded light for the moon.

Metal rain pours, sky splits in two,

Fumes in my lungs, skin burns through

Lost in the green inferno, nowhere to run,

Bullets dance around me, my war's just begun.

Chokin' on the air, death rides the breeze,

Agent Orange whispers, "Fall to your knees."

Cicadas scream louder than my thoughts can handle,

Flames in the treetops, jungle's own candle.

Trigger finger twitchin', paranoia my ally,

Helicopters hum hymns to a darkened sky.

Guerillas blend with bark, their eyes like coal,

The jungle eats the living, swallows whole.

Every leaf's a spy, every shadow's a threat,

Each breath I take tastes a little like regret.

Metal rain pours, sky splits in two,

Fumes in my lungs, skin burns through.

Lost in the green inferno, nowhere to run,

Bullets dance around me, my war's just begun.

Chokin' on the air, death rides the breeze,

Agent Orange whispers, "Fall to your knees."

The sky vanished long ago

Replaced by the canopy’s shadow

Green horizons all along

Fires raze the sky

Breathing agent orange until we die