Deafening Silence

My ears ring in the deafening silence.
My eyes lock onto my target.
With a flick of my finger, he’s history.
Dreams, memories, hopes, wishes.
Gone, never to return.

It flashes brightly in front of my eyes.
Memories of family, friends, past lovers.
There in one instant, gone in the next.
I’m pushed back by the force of it.
My face burns in its furious light.
Then I’m gone.
A forgotten face in amongst countless others.
My body is broken, beaten, drained of life.
A shell of a bomb detonated too early.