a/n: Newkirk is called up to join the German army. A minute or so of "Swing Shift" from his point of view. A response to challenge 369 on forum XIIIc
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Twist
Panic rises, oaths are stifled;
Must not compromise his act.
Unexpected complication;
Stands stock still,
Does not react.
~0~
Senses tension
Close behind him;
Mates are stunned
At boss's speech.
Called to serve
The German army;
Out of luck,
Soon out of reach.
~0~
Tries in vain
To block grim thoughts:
Pictures swift exposure:
Death.
Heart is beating
Hard and fast;
It's quite a task
To take each breath.
~0~
Knows deep down
That every mission
Carries such a risk as this.
Targets hit against all reason,
Does not mean
They'll never miss.
~0~
Helpless to undo these orders;
Brief response
As blood runs cold.
One cruel twist
He can't untwist;
No telling what
The next hours hold.
~0~
Time runs out,
He has to leave:
A final glance
At stricken friends.
Dares not calculate the odds
That this is how
His story
Ends.
~0~
