“All colors made me happy even grey.” Nabokov, Pale Fire

A German carpenter by day working hard to follow a Jewish carpenter, exploring writing as a creative outlet. Passionate about learning through practice and observation.

BB Grey–musings

Dispatch: 17 Oct 1917

Field Postcard
France, 17 October 1917
POSTMARK: 21st Battalion, Ypres Salient
CENSORED: PASSED BY A.E.F. FIELD CENSOR 143

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We go over at dawn.

Our trenches hold like promises made in fear, shallow, desperate, and already broken. I keep low, but death hums overhead.

If this is the end, and often it nearly is, know this:

I thought of you. Not God. Not glory. You.
Your laugh. Your hands.
The soft breath of morning when you turn in sleep.

I am afraid. But I go anyway.

If they find this, if there’s nothing left of me but ash and buttons,
know I loved you without regret.
And if I return, it will be only to you.

Yours,
W.

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5 responses to “Dispatch: 17 Oct 1917”

  1. Violet Lentz Avatar
    Violet Lentz

    This is beautiful. Did you create it, or is it real?

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    1. wGw Avatar
      wGw

      Thanks V. I created it. Many times I think of last words, what one might say in a short amount of time. I thought the front lines would be such a time were you would rip away all the pretense and speak from the heart. Just my imagination.

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  2. Isha Garg Avatar
    Isha Garg

    So beautifully executed- a haunting short story in itself. Love the creativity.

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    1. wGw Avatar
      wGw

      Thanks Isha, always appreciate your feedback.

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  3. Violet Lentz Avatar
    Violet Lentz

    Now that- is love.

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