Matthew Anish Poet Free verse

Red Dawn Coming

A red dawn
is coming
               our forces have been 
    liberated
This unreal evening
            one thousand voices
             rise in unison
We're expecting swords to clash
  Yes, and we're expecting
        victory against all odds
The fire which is lit within
         Keeps burning
  all through the night
Our eyes need rest
        before we see the enemy
Tomorrow will arrive
     and 
   the blood red sun
          will rise 
                     over the city
     and the plains
and with it struggle between
          our people and theirs
  The silence of night is over
        let the crows fly overhead
         we'll follow our king
              to victory
     If you wish peace
  then tomorrow can only bring 
  you sorrow
If you wish liberation
          from the ghosts of 
  the past
Then join us
         as we sing in unison
A battle hymn long forgotten
As the heartland cries out
As the cities cry out
     We'll sing, dance and ready 
ourselves
      For whatever suffering the
 future brings to us
      One last defiant note
Sampson was blind when he
  toppled the structure of 
the Philistines
  We see with two good eyes
We shall work wonders!

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