Vishak


 * Famous Central Powers People **

Private Smith looks down Sees a blank space next to his right leg http://prezi.com/dexuzl7ueybp/famous-central-powers-people/ He has been told he lost his left leg He doesn’t remember exactly how There are blank spaces inside his head, too
 * Left Behind **

Pvt. Smith often considers where his leg might be right now Perhaps on a soccer field The white hairy leg, weaving up and down the soccer field with finesse and abandon Kicking goals Smashing the ball past the goalie into the net Cheered on by “oles” and “hurrahs” From an adoring crowd of limbs: lefts, rights, arms, legs, hands, feet Separated from their owners by landmines and roadside bombs, Eyes, ears, a few toes, The occasional whole head

His leg could be hiking some Southwest canyon trail He pictures his leg, leaning casually on a walking stick, Sunglasses and water bottle nearby, Posing for the photo op, a baseball cap rakishly tilted to the left

Sometimes he sees his leg lying naked in a city street, Rained on Touching trash, Gnawed at by feral cats, Slobbered over by yappy little designer dogs.

Or in a window display of a tattoo parlor, Love for Mom and country proudly inked in primary colors, A parade of unrepentant eagles and all- forgiving Madonnas circles his flesh, Embossing it like a spiral cut Easter ham

Then other times Private Smith thinks of nothing at all