Chant I (1/10)

Chant I

Once there was a Champion, justice he protected;
     though granted with ample adulation
     his humility kept his feet grounded.
     Missions he took were of brave conviction,
     he came rushing to where he was needed.
     His physique so grand, words lacked description;
     he trained his body until exhausted.
     Forever he longed for one companion,
     standards so high, they left him deserted.
     A lad with promise came as a vision,
with so much excitement, he then started his search.

He left Affronta City with such absurd haste,
     he only managed to grab his axe-sword
     and a bag of gold coins laced to his waist.
     Neglected the call of his noble lord,
     his status of grandeur was then defaced.
     Ignored the hindrances he can't afford,
     he journeyed the lands with no time to waste.
     Every city he passed were all explored,
     his feelings were slowly being misplaced.
     one day he stumbled upon an ad board:
a hero for hire that meets his expectation.

He looked at the ad board and read it carefully--
     at first he was shocked, then filled with dismay.
     A man used his name with perversity,
     his wrath came upon, reasons shut away.
     He grabbed the board then crushed it thoroughly,
     the crowd was shocked by his power display.
     He gazed at everyone so forcefully,
     the crowd responded by shying away.
     One kid, however, remained comfortably.
     He said, "I know where he is, by the way."
The Champion grabbed the kid and asked, "Where's the f****r?"

Author's Note

Summary: The Champion, the protagonist, is introduced.

Reviews

[613]

This was written exquisitely well. Nice work.

- Brittney

[BeeBev]

Enjoyed reading this, it was very descriptive. It makes you want to know more about the character and I'm intrigued to see how the story unfolds.

[Harvey Bentley]

I thoroughly enjoyed it, I'm definitely going to be reading more of your work.

[AaronFreitas]

Great work... you left me wanting to know more! haha awesome work

[Leviathus Fortes]

I want to know more of this Champion.

Keep it coming.

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the description in the poem. You create places and interesting situations. I liked how you set-up the poem. Making the reader want to read and know more. I like the closure of the poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[ANTO]

Cool formatting - I liked the bookending using the first and last lines of each stanza - stylish !
Great imagery - hate to be the dude who impersonated him.

[Vanesa Markovic]

More of this Champion please!
You had me hooked with his bravery and grand physique, tell us more!

[Barbara Kasey Smith]

One loses contact with their actual being once life becomes a routine...repetition becomes boring and people have a tendency to lose their true values and themselves. The Champion had lost himself and he wanted to find what he had lost. Great write - fantastic images with a voice to cause the reader to want more.

[quarintine_deathangel]

That ending just explains the emotion to a precise degree XD Nice. Thanx for the read request! ^^