‘My Brother, My Enemy’ by Anonymous
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2006-2007 Writing Project
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Published on 05/31/2007
Brampton - 2006-2007 Writing Project: 'My Brother, My Enemy' by Anonymous - St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School, Brampton
My Brother, My Enemy
By Anonymous
St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School
Brampton
Grey covered the sky
As tears rolled down my eye
For my thoughts were pre-occupied
With the boy who had just died.
I looked at him, as he looked at me
How could this boy be my enemy?
He looked about eighteen years old
And in his hand a gun he did hold
But I could not shoot, I would not shoot; he looked just like my brother!
I tried to find a way out, but surely there was no other
It was his life or mine
And I was running out of time
With a pounding heart, I closed my eyes and quickly pulled the trigger
It's hard to forget
This nightmare I see of a boy, my brother, my enemy.