skonen_blades

In Vietnam, there was a regulation set on how long soldiers could use the flamethrowers.
Because if they used them for more than a week they developed a form of love for the flames
Some believed that they were a fire god
Having that much destructive power
Causing such primal death and injury
It sent them over the edge
And guilt hardened into glee
Power formed into addiction
Humanity was banished
They only had eyes for the fire

I think it’s the same

With being a man
With being white
With having privilege
Except I’ve never had my flamethrower taken away


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