Remains

• "Well myself and somebody else and somebody else"

  Polysyndeton of "myself and somebody else and somebody else" evokes a sense of detachment from the heinous crimes the soldier is committing as he attempts to shift the blame from himself. This implies that the soldier is aware of and acknowledges the morally wrong and cruel nature of his actions.
• "Tosses his guts in the back of a lorry/Then he is carted off in the back of a lorry"

  The verb "toss" connotes a lack of respect or care and a disregard for human life. It implies that the body has no value suggesting that conflict causes the devaluation of human life and a loss of sanctity. Due to the fact that they have been exposed to so much death and violence, they are now desensitised to it. The rhyme of the nouns "body" and "lorry" add some fluidity - suggesting that this action of tossing and disposing of a human body is a routine and they are used to it.
• "But I blink/and he bursts again"

  The verb "blink" has connotations of waking up suggesting that the flashbacks make it impossible to distinguish between what is being awake and what is a flashback, so much so that he has to physically blink to make out that distinction. This is also shown through the enjambment across stanzas as the merging of reality and memory is being reflected by the blending and merging of lines.
• "he's here in my head when I close my eyes"

  Demonstrates the internal conflict of the soldier due to his guilt. Whether the killing was justified or not, the looter is stuck is still stuck in his mind and his memory will continue to haunt him.