Vicious bullets rain down Amid the stifling quiet of night; Over the din of sleep and hunger, They create puddles of viscid blood. Ah, the cloying smell of the lifeless Taints the immaculate innocence Of the verdant, shielded camp. A portending murmur of doom Permeates the air; A sudden scream of sadness Perfuses the once peaceful land; Again, a handful of lives wasted-- Jotting down more names On the shifting, fugacious sand. "Ambush" In memory of the fallen warriors during an ambush encounter with the ASG on 17 April 2020, at Patikul, Sulu, amidst the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. #Ambush #diwa #kwentongdiwa #yqbaba
