War - the epic poem

SureshG

War - an epic poem

05/2021 - 

 

Till to date, the most epic battle recited

If work of fiction, author to be knighted 

If steeped in reality, left no room to doubt

History unheeded, suffer repeated fallout

 

Battle after battle, there was a shift

Praying to their gods, to gain an edge

Victor, momentarily, feeling invisible

In return promising anything, their pledge

 

Soldiers were after all just pawns

They had no option to choose

While they wielded the weapons

It was not their war to win or lose

 

Winner feeling confident, doubling down 

The end, none worthy to adorn the crown

By the millions, in own blood drowned 

Alas God, bereaved, of His creation, scorned

 

I gaze upon the crimson field of Armageddon,

fueled by false hope of victory, kept the battles raging

and now, strewn with corpses in all directions 

I gather the souls, the source of those epic poems

  • Author: SureshG (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 14th, 2021 15:32
  • Comment from author about the poem: The Mahabharata, the Iliad are such epic poems
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  • Goldfinch60

    May that Armageddon soon be a thing of the past and love surrounds those fields.

    Andy

  • Neville


    You just about said it all my fine literary friend ... and said it so very well ................... Neville



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