TITANIUM (DREEM WOTW S3 R3)
Retreat, Retreat… that was all I heard my commander saying as our men were running backward because the battle had become so tough and our enemies had outnumbered us in both weapons and men. I was on the ground trying to find myself with the many voices in my head, all I had ever wanted was to be a soldier, fight for a good course, win for my nation, or die trying. But here I was feeling weak. I had been hammered down to the ground before I heard the retreat call. I didn't see what hit, but whatever it was that did hit me was supposed to have killed me. But instead, the only thing I heard was the buzzing sound that came along with it, which my ears adjusted to after some time.
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I was tired of feeling like a failure, seeing valiant men fall back because they were afraid to die gave me a second thought about my vow to fight and win or die trying. It was at that moment I lifted my head, cleared the dust off my eyes, and then began to feel the winds beneath my fit as though it wanted to carry me. I looked straight up and saw our enemies drawing near with their machine guns, my comrades falling to the bullets hitting their backs. I wasn't scared anymore, I wasn't scared about dying. I said in my heart we will all die someday, and if that day is today, then I wouldn't want to die with the bullets at my back.
I charged forward, feeling a mighty force moving with me, the force was like thousands of warriors moving with me. Again I felt something hit me like before, but this time it did not knock me to the ground. Instead, the force from my charge was more than the force from whatever hit me. It was at that moment I realized it was a bullet from the machine guns fired towards us. But now I was charging harder, and more of those bullets hit me only for me to feel them as pinches of a child because I had become a force to be reckoned with. The more they shot at me, the more I charged towards them like a mad Bear. A while later I started hearing the noise of my countrymen behind me. My bravery had made them brave, they saw that it wasn't the bullets that killed them, it was the fear of death and seeing me charge as one man, they saw above all, that we could be fearlessly invisible.
I so much love this song by Sia. Not just the lyrics but the whole emotions that come with it. I listen to it anytime I'm hitting a break wall and find myself giving up. I might not be bulletproof in the real sense, but I'm not going to fall easily to whatever challenge life throws at me. I'm reminded also, that just like the fiction story I told, our greatest defeat is fear and once we overcome it, we are seen as invisible. Titanium has been my song for the year alongside Unstoppable, but I'm writing on one, so I decided to go for my most favorite.
THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO DREEM WOTW S3 R3
I love your choice of song.Yeah, as I read about your story, unstoppable music comes into my head as you also mentioned. But this is very good. Well done
I'm glad you liked it, thank you
Wow! I love this song so much.
You are correct. Once we face out fears then we are unstoppable and invisible.
Thank you for sharing this.
#dreemerforlife
Thanks for stopping by
I love how you've narrated the story, a man who lived above fear and chose to die while fighting for his country. What a bravery of him that probably led to their victory
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I'm glad you liked it, thanks for stopping by
Always welcome bro
Most times, we die out of fear and not the main weapons that were meant to kill us. Fear is a man's enemy which needs to be overpowered. With fear out of way, we are able to scale through things that seem impossible.
#Dreemerforlife.
Very correct. Thanks for stopping by
Titanium warrior huh...
Dope🔥🔥
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Well...this post is coming from an angle in our lives when we are at the verge of giving up! Moments when everything looks like you are failing, moments when the world is against you.
Times when everything you're doing isn't working, battles you have fought and no one knows except you! How you have tried to figure yourself out and it looks like everything you're figuring is worthless.
Well, I am not saying it's you but I am definitely sure you can relate! Keep fighting...no one understands but you!
I'm bulletproof nothing to lose!!!🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for reminding me about this heroic music that has been on of my favorites alongside with unstoppable! I feel so energetic right now!
Keep dreeming!
I'm happy you could relate with it positively, and I appreciate your stopping by my post. Thank you dreemer
The pleasure is mine, Kelvin.
I love Titanium. It's a great song! You wrote a nice narrative mirroring the song's lyrics, although I should point out that it was more of a stream-of-consciousness or introspective than a story. Good fiction requires a balance between narrative, action, and dialogue. It requires a conflict to present itself and to be resolved, ideally through the growth of the character. It also seems a little implausible that your MC would survive a barrage of machine gun fire. The song may be metaphorical but your story purports to be about a soldier in war and therefore needs to be a tad more realistic. I can, however, see the clear correlation between the song and your post and the direct inspiration behind your narrative.
Thank you for writing for dreem-wotw. It's good to see you participating each month!
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Oh yeah I will learn from this and build on next time