Isatis Tinctoria

Isatis Tinctoria

Streaked tear tainted flesh,

woad stains still fresh

as the clearances

and imperial invasions

pre-empted an empire's expansion.

An army and navy that engulfed a world in its pink

as it sought it's own salvation.

And we the merest of nations

were met with an iron fist,

and a deep pocket.

Neighbours so unequal as to be

stripped of all our notions

of brotherhood,

of sainthood,

of freedom.

 

08/09/16

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

had to look up your title ..how educational ..i read it is recently being looked at as anti-carcinogenic .. but i am ignorant still as to the nations referred to .. i get a sense of those in antiquity but certainly has application to our world today ..thought provoking and stimulating read .. love the warring of color .. i think this is a solid, smart poem ..very emotive for the sensitive of heart that sides with underdog ..
E.