sadly, somewhat hopelessly futile.
m i n d l e s s
&
u n j u s t i f i e d;
a soldier;
forgotten and
previously presumed long gone.
not many get
second chances,
and sometimes those who do,
don’t r e m e m b e r.
[ b r o k e n ] is a childish term,
and it brings no justice to the explanation of
the
w i n t e r
s o l d i e r.
however, the remembrances of most of his tortures are not evident, as if he does not recall.
he seems to think fondly of one repeated thing;
— a name he hears on a basis during fights and readings of soldier files from long ago —
[ b u c k y ]
but not only that.
[ j a m e s b a r n e s ]
who
is
he?
the name always strikes a nerve,
pulses cryptic messages through
his lost memory and makes him
want to remember.
but r e m e m b e r i n g is forbidden.
it has been since his heart
began to beat again, as if
it had been d o r m a n t.
dead.
he is an assassin;
they remind him.
he is no one else.
heil [ HYDRA ].
and do what you’re told.