Bullets in the Ballroom

An early eulogy

Such a beautiful site

The alignment of structures 

so symmetrical 

the lighting of chandeliers 

so beautiful, but,

only when reflecting from your necklace 

Everyone dressed in black and white

Your perspective is so naive

The smiles on your faces 

so wide, but never mine

and never towards each other

I didn't mean for this to be so devastating

The loopholes in your terms of war

so easily manipulable

I have found reasoning once again

destruction calls me to the

front line

My con rads faces all buried

 in the cement in which you all walk

the granite looks so beautiful tonight

none of you have shed a tear

Were beginning to grow 

impatient

Our pens have ran out of ink

 running low on paper

Our weapons are loaded

We will no longer sit along

the sidelines

The ticking made me cringe 

knowing what is coming

the bangs echoed louder than i expected

such a beautiful sound

such beauty in destruction

I can finally smile

The crumbling walls around you

have made quite an impact

finally outside light shines through

once again

so unprepared

were none of you expecting this?

you are all equally guilty

you closed your doors to us in time of need

we shall open the cemetery gates for you

Welcome home

Our time has come

sorry we came late and unexpected

Its just we've found strength in numbers

you've made recruiting so easy

so thank you for funding the

chaos

The dust from the wreckage will linger

the fallen walls will remain

but we will move forward

we will fix this

you will not be forgotten....

 

Reviews

[Kathryn Smith]

Your title made me think of Paris and the Bataclan. This is a powerful piece of work. Very well written. Keep it up! :)

[Deanna M.]

This was a very powerful well written poem!! I was so caught up in the poem I forgot where I was. I really like the sixth stanza because it really stands out. A job well done!!

[FreedomFighter]

i definitely got a "timing is of the essence" theme here, well done! please review my work as well