Lone Survivor
Scouts on a mountaintop looking down
suddenly an old man and a hundred or so
goats later we were found we could either
take him out or leave him when they are friendly
they give information how to know awakening
to a major threat they had axes others had guns
we had no order the old guy told hours later we
were found he could have come with us but what
of the goats we voted to let him go there was no
order a shortage of water a mistake we paid for later
one of the men held up a goat’s head and motioned
a message was sent pretending to slit his own throat
the old guy told our location was sold I fired my rifle
then what to do footfalls the old guy told we had no
order a shortage of water we were shot but I got away
dumb luck night came no order a shortage of water
the next day shot again rocks can be hidden in what of
my buddies scouts on a mountaintop legs plastered
with mud and waiting no water villagers hid me when they
are friendly dumb luck blood covered the mud and dung
Sir I never saw any order.