Echos. by Matthew Borczon

the echo

of ghosts

inside my

head is

the hum

of the

lunar moth

the caw

of a

sick crow

the sound

of a

lost whale

it's bone

trees in

white sun

its lost

dogs  looking

for broken

children

its something

I still

wake to

on sweaty

nights in

out of

town hotels

I hear

them and

now its not

a surprise

after all

these years

but the

fear is

still as

real as

the first

time I

heard it

under night

fire and

a million

Afghan stars.

Matthew borczon is a nurse and navy sailor who served in the busiest combat hospital in Afghanistan in 2010-11. He writes about war and his life now. Matt has published 8 books of poetry, the latest my reality is available through Alien Buddha Press. He is married with 4 children.