Wednesday, April 2, 2008

The Last Battle

the last battle

The grey sky wears a pallid haze
A faint eastern glow soaked in rain
I walk ahead, forlorn and so lost
A broken soul, an empty mind trenched in pain

'Twas the night, that hour of din
Blinded by hatred, fighting with blind compassion
Vanquishing my foes, spewing bullets in daze
I remember, those dying eyes and lolling heads so ashen

Death hangs in the air now, it moans and sings
Ravens and kites pecking at human entrails,
The echo of gunfires has subsided, the war's now won
Yet lost, a scared battlefield, as somewhere a mother wails

For the nation's glory, I butchered many a soul
Now, engulfed in ignominy, the soldier in me wanes
I mourn the death of a brother, I mourn the death of a son,
In the folds of silence, I now pray for peace, for love that remains.




[Writers Blend entry for the month of April, based on the theme 'War' ]

7 comments:

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kyamaloom said...

Quite beautiful.
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mystic rose said...

Impassioned. I like this one a lot.

Casperbaba said...

For the nation's glory, I butchered many a soul
Now, engulfed in ignominy, the soldier in me wanes
I mourn the death of a brother, I mourn the death of a son,
In the folds of silence, I now pray for peace, for love that remains.

.... an xplicit imagery....!!!

I would appriciate you if i had words to put my feelings right.

u shall see me often now!

cheers!
god bless!

man in painting said...

For the nation's glory, I butchered many a soul
Now, engulfed in ignominy, the soldier in me wanes
I mourn the death of a brother, I mourn the death of a son,
In the folds of silence, I now pray for peace, for love that remains.

For love that remains....
great.
We have been killing for years and years.And it will continue...We have scriptures and stories glorifying and criticising wars..But it will continue..
Because Violence is in our nature,
it will always find ways ways to come out.
We kill with one part and protect with other part...
Great poem
i will come back
keep posting...
me too blog..

aqua gurl said...

awesome words....rocking background!

Enchanted Sophie said...

B'ful!