RISE!
When all your choices
are laid out before you;
life is rightly named
a battlefield.
The ominous queen, dressed in death,
a blood dripping scythe held high.
Stands she against every notion
The ominous queen, dressed in death,
a blood dripping scythe held high.
Stands she against every notion
of peace and normal you hold close.
You must start looking
for a way to option
your fodder if you wish
to survive.
Old and ancient kings are too worn
Old and ancient kings are too worn
to think, to lead, to care about—anything
but their own treasure, pleasures, power.
Sacrifice them.
From the midst of the small and unsung
From the midst of the small and unsung
a principle will rise, them who fear
living in death more than dying
in life.
© M Durfee
© M Durfee
11/29/16
What a powerful last line: "fear of living in death more than dying in life."
ReplyDeleteLove the stanza of "the Ominous Queen."
ReplyDeleteLast verse knocks it outta the park!
ReplyDeleteI was born a mere 3 pound babe way back when ... I do not need to worship nobody nor curse anybody ... cuz I can survive on LOVE, meouwpoppa ... U? ... Always, cat.
ReplyDeleteGreat last line....agree agree....
ReplyDeleteso appropriate for the now...
Glad to be reading and commenting again.
Sacrifice them . . .
ReplyDeletesacrifice them: what a brief powerful statement.
ReplyDeletea principle will rise: that is a lot of hope right there and i thank you for it.
love
kj
I hope the small and unsung raise their principle/s soon!
ReplyDeleteWow, a powerful call to action Mark!
ReplyDeleteRise! In your own ways, words and actions just rise. Do not let a hateful or vile event pass by. Never accept in others what you find to be horrible, especially in them tasked with leading.
ReplyDeleteSuch brutal imagery. Makes me want to slip to the side and not play the game at all.
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