Triple View of War
Timeless and ancient…it has
been universally practiced…
Either unwilling…or longed for…
never to be
abandoned...entwined in all…
never to be suppressed…
Plagued by loss…filled with
bitter hatred at those that
caused such suffering…
Shattered hearts torn by
exposure to the violence…seen
by all as a grim reminder of
fate…
Viewed through the far away
instrument of destruction…
detached from the battle…vital
to victory…impossible to shake
the horrors of hiding in Death’s
shadow to bring a soul to Hell’s
burning depths…
Supposed skill needed to take
life from those unable to see
their killer…cold unseeing eyes
eternally search longingly for
the soul claiming theirs…
The public eye turns away from
the horror…unwilling to face the
sacrifices made to protect their
lies and false hopes…
Brave souls face the pain…
selflessly subjected to the loss
of comrades and brothers in
spilt blood…if only to fulfil the
timeless call to arms…for one
more battle…neither a triumph
weighed against the price of
young lives…paid to briefly
continue the paper thin screens
of security…
Souls snatched without warning
and claimed by Death’s
embrace…shattering hearts
with cold precise theft…fear of
loss…amazement at briefly
extended life after a spell of
carnage…brings all emotions
rushing to be forcefully
released a final time in
desperation…
Determined warriors unwilling
to fight…but eager to win to
stave off future battles and
loss…harmed and saved only by
Death’s bringer and
opposition…
Willingly exposed to conflict
and danger…needed to mend
Death’s halfhearted lust for
souls…overflowed with loss and
hope for an end to the horrors
of solitary survival…as the
unsuccessful attempts at
salvation for the broken
balance with the recovering
fragmented couriers of Death…
Overall…a victory with no
reward…a triumph pale in
comparison to the means of
acquiring it…pointless and vital
to existence…eternal and
ingrained in the hearts of all…
forever to be waged against
Death’s evils and wrongs…Life’s
losing victor
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Alex W. | Year Posted 2012
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