remains

• "his bloody life in my bloody hands"

  • ptsd
  • this will always be with them
  • tone of regret and guilt
• "one of my mates goes by"

  • says it as if it is a regular occurance
  • casual tone
• stanza's 1-4

  • tone is calm and not bothered
  • no emotion
• stanza's 5-8

  • emotive
  • tone of guilt
• "probably armed, possibly not"

  • he doesnt know and doesnt care
  • just has one job to do and nothing is going to stop that
• "three of a kind all letting fly, and i swear"

  • caesura
  • makes it seem sarcastic
• "end of story, except not really"

  • his tone starts to change here from kind of aggressive to his true feelings
  • you only see one part of war and think it is the whole story but you dont see the effects
  • volta moves into the soldiers head
• the repetition of "probably armed, possibly not" shows how this has stuck with him and how guilty he feels
• "hes here in my head when i close my eyes"

  • it haunts him
  • ptsd
• power of memory, inner conflict and ptsd
• links to kamikaze, war photographer, poppies and the emigree