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Tovarishch

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The accordion keys will announce my arrival
The waltz will start soon after that
Letting everyone know I've made it back alright
Bottles of wine will be opened
And drank down like it was just water
The roasted turkey and ham set on the table
And the head of the town will look at me
He'll say, "Здравствуйте!"
And ask me how hard it was
And I will reply and tell him it was no trouble
No trouble at all
And he'll ask me how my hands are
I'll hold them to the light to show their calluses
He smiles and nods as the others sit around
Waiting to hear the stories of my travels

And hours have passed and my story has ended
Dozens of eyes stare at me from all directions
Dozens of ears waiting to take-in the end of my story
So I finish it as fast as I can and leave everybody satisfied
And tell them of how I killed every last one
And feel nothing inside for my comrades lost
The head of the town claps me on the shoulder and congratulates me
And I smile at him and give him my thanks
But deep inside my soul is tarnished by the sights of the dead
The waltz has ended
The accordion player has left with his instrument
And I know tonight will be the first of many sleepless nights
Like most of my songs/poems/whatever you want to call them, the first two lines popped into my head and I wanted to expand upon that and see further. This one is different than a large number of my written works, in that it's very easy to tell what it's about and it isn't really about internal workings.
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