Battle! Hear the weapons clash
hear the sound of axes smash
To strike down a brother.
Battle! Hear the blood curdling cry
Hear the dying soldiers sigh
the boys who left their mothers.
Battle! They fight for right or wrong
Then they shout the battle song
Killing the one who left his lover.
Battle! Each fight for power of their own,
but then they die, and then it's gone,
and they've already killed the other.
Battle! The tear that hits the ground,
The groan, the breath and nothing found,
all so they can kill another.
Battle! Raging night and day,
It will never end, they say,
always trying to hurt each other.
7 comments:
Wow, that's pretty powerful.
I don't know what to say! For once...
lol
That's a great poem, Beth.
P.S. You do NOT have enough people visiting your blog. I need to put a word out.
EVERYONE VISIT BETH'S BLOG! EVERYONE VISIT BETH'S BLOG!!!!
did you write this?
if you did i am quite impressed by your sense of rhythm.
I love your stanza choice. I get stuck with couplets and quatrains and can't get out of that mode.....
lol! I visit your blog! I promise!
Hmm, no I didn't write it, it was written by . . . I forget the name.
Oh It's by Megan Shoune and Allison something.
I visit!
Awesome poem! I was talking to Katie and she told me that I needed to come and read it. It is very powerful.
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