Monday, March 27, 2023

An Ode of War


ladders fall to the ground with people

still standing on them, pushed by the

wall sentries guardng the fort...  arrows

flow both ways. the speed of which

increases heading to the ground, slowing

as their upward arc increases...  shields

up - goes the command to all soldiers

who have made the mistake of enlisting

in the combat...  generals sit on the horse

seats high on the mountain, away from

the battle and safe...  still hoping for a

victory from the lads still alive...  hot tar

is poured down the fort's side in the hopes

of cooking the intruders...  none of which

would be suitable for eating as they have

not been bathed in days...  inside the fort,

women tend to the wounded, patching up

the holes like mending a quilt, hoping for

an early setting sun and an end to all the

hostilities at least until the sun appears.


16 March 2023


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