February 12, 2013 ("The Death of Ball Turret Gunner")

The subject of this poem is the death of the ball turret gunner. I know this because it is the title and the poem says, "When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose." 3 words or phrases with the same connotation are "sleep, woke, nightmare, dream", "from my mother, in it's belly", and "I fell into, washed me out". The first group of words have to do with sleeping, which is regarded as a state of helplessness. The second group of words has to do with birthing and coming into innocence. The third group of words has to do with then entrance into the world and loss of innocence. The theme of the poem is the loss of innocence due to the effects of war.