MEMORIES
My mind had turned to the memories
The war had broken out far away somewhere far away
Harvest time had begun
It was the busiest time of the year, yet we still enjoyed seeing the fruits of our labor
I had turned 19 not long ago
I was robust due to my working condition as a peasant, which made me work long hours under the sun
But that was not why I was a fool, I enjoyed reading and history classes, my teachers thought highly of me
But, as you will see, for a person who is going to live in the country, being intelligent has little or no importance.
Since I liked life in the country
I planned to stay in my parents' land and continue the lifestyle they instilled in me.
In this land full of life
That's where i met her
She's beautiful
In the middle of the wheat fields, like a rose in the middle of a large wheat field
The sun covered his eyes, but not his beautiful smile
Move your mouth
Words that escape my understanding
But still there
Then falls backwards, wallows in wheat plants
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Like most of my memories start to disintegrate
I start to forget her face
Everything becomes blurry, even the faces of my friends, my parents
Everything
but to her
I can't forget her
God let me not forget her
But fate is cruel
And her face starts to slip out of my head
I desperately want to remember, I want to hurt myself with her memory
But
If there is something about her that in my desperate efforts I cannot help but see
It's her beautiful brown hair
It's long and shiny
looks like wood neither too dark nor too light
as my mind begins to forget everything from the field and the sun but not her hair
This is my most valuable memory and no one will take it from me
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Another headache hits my mind, the scene changes drastically
My mind wanders away from the yellow fields of wheat
I am standing in one of the corners of the square
Recruitment and enlistment posters are everywhere
Promise many things
Good pay, and recognition, many around me are excited
She is by my side, there is a beautiful ring on her right hand, that ring keeps all those curious who want to get closer to her.
A silly smile forms on my face
Not long ago I had asked her to marry me
I feel like my heart jumps just from the joy I feel
My mind strains just to remember her to smile
But the memories are light and these happy feelings quickly leave me.
And I make the stupidest decision of my life
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I open my eyes again
But my head hurts, the pain is unbearable, huge beads of sweat fall from my head to my shoulders
Reason leaves me again
maybe this is the punishment of some crime that punishes me again with these memories.
I do not know
The pains become more and more terrible and push me once more towards the black abyss of unconsciousness
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I'm on a train
I had been dazzled by the patriotic screams of a man in uniform
He had fooled us and sweetened our mouths with words like honor and glory
And I had made the dumbest decision of my entire life
I had enlisted in the army, I had been seduced by the heroic idea of being a hero
And had fallen into a death trap
I ignored
I did not want to pay attention to the beautiful young woman next to me who was grabbing my clothes, and saying words that I do not understand or remember
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Beside me the boys are excited
Parents, children, siblings and neighbors all signed up together
They repeat ad nauseam the slogans that the same uniformed men used to deceive them.
they sing joyful songs
it doesn't look like they're going to war
next to me is a young man who tells how he thinks war will be
Invincible cavalry marches, riding rampant over the plains with saber and spears in their hands
He tells us that he hopes to return to his homeland very soon with honors on his chest
Their joy is contagious, the same emotion that surrounds them, catches me
maybe going to war isn't so bad after all
Maybe it's just that and that's it
A smile adorns my face as I think
I'll be back with you soon, dear
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What a fool I was