A WARRIOR'S TALE

I said I'd stop writing these kinds of poems but someone always comes along to inspire me with some magical thinking hippie bullshit.

In solid days when I was young
Answered the call to war
Run towards the sound of fury
A demon's blood lust w***e

The screaming Valkyrie in my soul
I feel her in my core
A wild card of phallic madness
Tales of warrior lore

A tortured sky of death machines
The distant flashes rumble
The rattle of machinery
Stones and mountains crumble

The ghosts who followed me back home
Tell secrets of my past
Cast long shadows on the ceiling
Reminders of my caste

The safety of civilian life
Cracks my warrior bones
Getting soft on listless boredom
My weapons turning stone

Turn into your daughter's lover
Plant my warrior seed
Raise another righteous army
teach my warrior creed

Traitors and cowards cry for peace
My likeness they deplore
Peace is never gonna happen
Without the call to war

Reviews

[Tai Ryens]

How graphic! Although I imagine the last stanza is prodding at the egoistic writers demanding all war stop for peace.
Me? I believe peace is impossible to achieve and is a contradiction to human nature itself. After all: we can hardly come to peace with ourselves, much less others.

[Baby Ricochet]

The original line was "Hippie fagots cry for peace time" but I thought that was a bit much for the WC so I put in "Traitors and cowards" instead. If world peace were possible human beings wouldn't be so brilliant at waging war. It's a bloody pipe dream. Thanks for stopping by Tai. It's always good to hear from you

[Frieda P]

Now that sounds more like you Baby....

[Jack...]

Wow, this was so cool BR. I liked this a lot.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Jack

[Pete Langley]

Deep down, man is combative, patriot, confrontational, devisive and downright violent. For the main part, he suppresses these basic traits in favour of better, less destructive traits - like altruism, compassion, reason, creativity, because, collectively, he knows he`d rather be alive than dead ....but eventually "the screaming Valkyrie in his soul" rises up to bite him in the a*s.

You don't say it, but I see your poem - which is some of your best writing, Mark - as an example of the best anti-war poetry. Power to your pen, man. P.

[Baby Ricochet]

Great review and insights. Thank you Pete

[Nia Hope]

I love the flow of this and I can actually feel all of the emotion in this. Wonderful job.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Ankara

[Rene Velez]

that last stanza may bite at a few, lol, a good write told a soldiers way
well done

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Rene