flashes of images
from another time
of blonde hair
and blue eyes
a skinny kid with a knack
for getting in way over his head
(which wasn't very hard,
as he wasn't very tall)
i knew him
his looks of happiness
brought james joy
and the pangs of sorrow
brought james sadness
then
the war, drafted, drifting apart
his friend was so far away
gunshots, explosions
making new friends
only to watch them die
only to remember the one
he left behind
i knew him
captured, tortured, tests
cut off one head,
another takes its place
that small doctor
and then
flashes of golden hair
and blue eyes
he was taller,
the savior, the captain
his friendbrotherlove
i knew him
fighting, protecting that
skinny kid turned soldier
all the while becoming a weapon
and then
fighting, protecting, falling
losing more than just an arm
losing his mind
he gained a new one
flashes, ice, pain,
a new mind
becoming
mission, target, shots,
"mugging" - success,
flashes, ice, pain,
a
mission, targets, bombs,
"car accident" - success
flashes, ice, pain,
killer
mission, target, shots -
"bucky"
who the hell is bucky
flashes, pain,
james buchanan barnes is gone
the winter soldier takes his place
but i knew him