In My Scope

-In My Scope-
by Keaton Foster



In my scope
I don’t know
He, an enemy
A human being
That must now die
So that I can live
He’s coming this way
Walking towards death
Oh the heck
I’m sure he has a family
Probably a lovely wife
And some handsome kids
Definitely someone
Will miss him now
And long after I kill him
Ready
I steady my aim
Center mass
Best chance at a kill
Mortality in full bloom
Quickest method of doom
I count down from three
Breath, relax, aim, squeeze
My rifle barks out loud
Before the sound hits him
The slug does its job
He falls right where he stood
Never again to rise
Never again to advance
He had no real chance
I am a professional killer
And this is no amateur hour
In my scope
He was sent towards his end
There are others just like him
Ready to die for a cause
And there are others just like me
Ready to kill to protect our own
God above will judge us all
Some more harshly than others
I know what I’m doing
And I understand why
Such things must be done
Who is right is not so clear
But who is justified is absolute
It always comes down to
It’s him or I
In my scope
I see the truth of what
People will do
In the name of survival
I feel bad about killing him
I feel worse about killing
All the others that came before
I’ll have to answer for this
I know it in my heart
And can feel it in my bones
His time was this time
Mine will be another
The battlefield is wide
A narrow chance leads to me
A wider chance to become lost
Stands in between
I’ll search for targets
And kill them as need be
In my scope
I can see life and death
And I know the deciding factor
It’s always gonna be them or me
I’ll take the shot
Until I have no shots left…


In My Scope
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2015.