The Lament of Peace

Born with a warrior's spirit

Filled with a warrior's lust

Living in silent complacency

My weapon turning rust

 

Reminiscing on mecca violence

The scent of victory

unleash the vicious dogs of war

Run wild through history

 

Days of adventure come to pass

We lived life at it's peak

Cheated death a hundred fold

Nevermore for the weak 

 

Peace dawns dim in a fading light

Filled with decaying dreams

Sifting through burning memories

for something to redeem

 

Monotony crushes in on me

Life crawls in slow motion

Living with the uncertainty

of taking Satan's bargain

 

Snakes hunt rats in rabbit holes

Eagles prey upon the snake

The circle of death continues

Our fate is what we make

 

 

 

Reviews

[Eddie Phillips]

Once you have commited to a life of action it is hard to slow down! Its like watching Batman stare at ice melt. Loved the poem brother

[Baby Ricochet]

That's for sure. Thank you Eddie

[KeelyJane]

Great poem. And powerful message. Enjoyed this poem. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you keeley

[s y e]

Such a true honest write, BR - a really great as always.

~ Noodle.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you noodle

[Seamstress]

Wonderfully written. I love the last line because it is so very true.

[Baby Ricochet]

thank you seamstress

[Carolann Dowsett]

Now this one is deep and touches the soul. Nicely written.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you carolannn

[Carolann Dowsett]

Welcome :)

[Inda]

Honest and tough and beautiful too, great piece.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you sir

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

"Filled with a warrior's lust" - this line may have inspired an entire piece BR - stay tuned!

[Baby Ricochet]

Awesome! Will do sir.

[ba_mcfarlane]

This is what I regard as a 'roller coaster' read. It takes me up and down and back and forth with its raw intensity. What a great write!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you ba

[ba_mcfarlane]

Hey, this is powerful stuff. And the name is Brian.

[Emily B]

it's great, you know i always shoot straight, my grandpa thought so anyway . . . for me, and this is purely personal perception

you take a subject that is rough and deadly and raw, and when you make it rhyme, it loses some of that edge, it is more of a nursery rhyme than a razor edged blade that will slash through the barriers between the poet and the world he lives in

there's a warrior in you pounding on the walls trying to let loose the kickass kinda poetry that will one day change the world

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you for your input Emily

[Emily B]

one day i'm going to paint your portrait in words, will you recognize yourself do you think?

[Baby Ricochet]

Maybe.......

[Emily B]

. :)

[dw817]

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Thus is the life of an unspent warrior. Notta happy prospect in times of peace I would imagine. Sometimes you just have to set down your weapons of destruction and take up playing a new game, like chess or Hasbro's Cootie Bugs. :)

And yes, I believe we could learn something from the words of Trelane from Star Trek:
"I want to learn all about your feelings on war and killing and conquest, that sort of thing. Do you know that you're one of the few predator species that preys even on itself?"

And Trelane, as you remember was ultimately found out to be a spoiled child, as Kirk said overdue for a spanking. Sometimes I think our great military generals out there fighting for empty causes could do with a few whallops to their backside so they learn to play nice with everyone else.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you for your input dw

[Baby Ricochet]

Ya know I've never seen star trek. Not one movie or tv show. I've seen about half of the star wars series.Hated them all except eepisode 4, the first one ever made. I've never been one for si fi.

[dw817]

All I need to know I learned from Star Trek ! ▱_═

[Baby Ricochet]

Ah. I could say the same about Sex in The City

[dw817]

There are no space laser battles in that tho. :(

[Baby Ricochet]

No but there's four hot women running around my favorite US eastcoast city.

[dw817]

I prefer the space laser battles myself. Dju ever see Infra-Man ?