Warriors

down through the heavens they come
these ancient gods we are told
bringing us enlightenment
raping our females along the way
half-gods were born too soon
replacing the weak males in time,
it was not a friendly time nor was
peaceful in the cities and towns,
transitions and transformations
ruled our lives, dictated our futures
changing our societies forever,
we were never free, never meant to be,
we were always someone's play toy
someone's experiment to make us
better and more resilient, more
durable in combat and more lethal
in winning all our battles - no longer
were we the beings first created
but a new species of warrior who 
questioned nothing, not even death.

February 12, 2025