Toward the Sounds of Chaos

THE DESPERATE CRIES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
THE RAPID BURSTS OF MACHINE GUN FIRE
THE DEAFENING ROAR OF A TSUNAMI
MOST PEOPLE HEAR THE SOUNDS OF CHAOS
AND RUN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
BUT THERE ARE A FEW
WHO LISTEN INTENTLY FOR THESE SOUNDS
NOT IN THE HOPES OF HEARING THEM
BUT TO HELP RID THE WORLD OF THEM.
THEY ARE THE FEW
FORGED IN THE CRUCIBLE OF TRAINING
TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND DECISIVELY
IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS AND UNCERTAINTY.
AND WHEN THE TIME COMES
THEY ARE THE FIRST TO MOVE
TOWARD THE SOUNDS OF
TYRANNY
INJUSTICE
AND DESPAIR.
THEY ARE THE FIRST TO MOVE
TOWARD THE SOUNDS OF CHAOS
BECAUSE THE ONLY THINGS LOUDER THAN THE SOUNDS OF CHAOS
ARE THE SOUNDS OF THE FEW MOVING TOWARD THEM.

“Follow the Marines toward the sounds of chaos”.  I like it.  It’s a great line.