remains

• his blood-shadow stays on the street


  persistant reminder of what he's done,

  foreshadows the memories that are going to haunt him for life

  shadow = lingering memory
• his bloody life in my bloody hands


  taking responsibility for what hes done,

  "bloody" could be taken literally, as it was a bloody death, and there's blood on his hands

  or, could be seen as him swearing as a form of anger, frustration and guilt
• end of story, except not really


  the war is over, but he still has the lingering memory of killing people, hes developing PTSD
• i see broad daylight on the other side


  the grotesque image exagerates power of weapon, but also shows a harsh reality

  could also be an exageration to what the soldier sees, he's not ready for the reality of war so he makes everything seem worse in his head
• sort of inside out


  struggling to define what he's seeing,

  childish description, in his mind he's still a child and is not ready to face the war

  they have been dehumanised to the point where it's hard to believe they were breathing a moment ago.
• he's here in my head when i close my eyes


  he has no escapism, just like the victims had none either