I chose this picture in particular due to how immediately striking it is towards me. I feel that this picture has truly emphasized the cruelty and unforgivingness of war as no-one is spared from the agony and devastation in brings.

Assignment: Pick a photo from the slideshow and write a descriptive piece. Write in the voice of the character or one of the characters, with focus on the atmosphere, mood and emotion

I could feel my entire ribcage poking through my chest, each heartbeat forming a visible monadnock through my virtually tissue-less chest. It was revolting but common here. My mates were eerily similar in appearance, impoverished and suffering from severe malnutrition. Living conditions in the past were already poor, having to fend for ourselves in this wasteland, left like dogs to survive in a hellish apocalyptic world.

However, war brought a whole new meaning to the world hellish. They came overnight, ravaging through our "home" with mortar shells and showering the world around us with a cocoon of lead bullets. The war brought along utter devastation in its path, and soldiers heartlessly confiscated our extremely limited supply of food. I watched as a friend collapsed on the floor like a ragdoll, all forms of his character, personality, everything erased. Gone.

Not even us children are spared from war's unforgiving pain and horror. Living in this broken place is not akin to living anymore, as war gave birth to a hell on Earth which has forever scarred me for life.