I am the warrior

Thinking of mythology and my position in the clan that is my family

My family is my clan.
All have a role to play.
All have the position,
We are all unique.

My father,
The chief,
The old farmer,
The wise man.
He has made mistakes.
He has the temper of a bull,
Yet he has the experience,
Of a hundred years.
I respect him,
I love him,
I hate him,
But I do not fear him,
Not anymore.
I will fight to prove to him,
I am a man,
I am his warrior.

My mother,
The old woman.
Her sanity is going,
Screaming to the gods
And anyone who will listen.
She is more useless than not.
But we must keep her.
She raised us,
Nursed to health.
Although I shall never respect her,
I will defend her till my last breath,
I am her warrior,
Her child.

My brother,
He is the scholar.
The gods man.
His mind strong,
His body fat.
Knowing all there is to know,
And knowing he knows it.
He thinks he is the greatest.
He drives me insane,
Yet I shall defend his knowledge
With all my strength.
He is my brother,
He is my friend.
He is my charge.

I am the warrior.
That of strength and heart.
I shall defend my clan,
To my dieing breath.
I will hold my sword,
And bathe it in blood.
I am the warrior,
With little respect
And little honor given
From those I defend.
For I am the youngest,
Out to prove myself
No matter what.

I am the warrior.
With my sword,
I shall defend and attack,
To my last breath.
And when I die,
I will not be remembered.
But I will be happy.
For my purpose was served,
And short lived

Author's Note

I have no idea where it came from. Random thoughts. Review and comment please. I like the feed back

Reviews

[K-mo]

well most good ideas come from nowhere and this indeed is a great idea! Great write!

[Boy of the red]

thank you very much

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

My favorite thing about this piece was the way that you took a concept and ran with it to completion. I like the idea of finding yourself within the clan of a family, which can be taken farther and used as a metaphorical stance on finding oneself in the world. We all have a place, a role to play, and to understand the roles of others is to better know ourselves.

Only criticism is that you do get a little wordy here and there; the piece could be slightly condensed and perhaps have even more impact. Still, on a whole, I truly enjoyed this one; great bones!

[Boy of the red]

thank you very much

[Leslie Philibert]

I like this, you have excellently portrayed the contradictions in family life, the tension, the contradictions, the need and not-needing, a mature write from such a young man..

[Boy of the red]

Thank you my friend :)