What Is It Good For?

You are my warrior.
The fighter, my own.
Let me be your armour,
And never outgrown.

I cry for you, warrior,
Or one day I might.
If you, gentle lover,
Are called up to fight.

For you would be taken,
With no time to think.
And see in your armour
The slightest of chinks.

A chink which could open
The door for just one
Arrow, or spear...
Or kiss from a gun.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 8/8/2011 8:38:00 PM
Congratulations, Annie, on your awesome poem winning the first round. Wish you good luck in the finals. -Mohammad
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Date: 8/2/2011 10:21:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one in the PoetrySoup International Poetry contest Annie. I wish you the best in the final round. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/2/2011 8:17:00 AM
Annie: "Or kiss from a gun." a very powerful line. ;-)
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Date: 8/1/2011 10:30:00 AM
Congrats Annie on your poem being featured. Vince
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Date: 8/1/2011 8:35:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week on PoetrySoup Annie. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/19/2010 3:35:00 PM
Interesting work..Last line kind of confusing..I am glad that I chose this one to read this eve..Sara
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Date: 11/15/2010 11:41:00 PM
Well done!
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Date: 11/10/2010 2:06:00 AM
it just flows
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Date: 11/9/2010 7:37:00 PM
very nicely presented the depth of your feelings,Annie.
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Date: 11/9/2010 9:16:00 AM
Enjoyed reading your well written poetry today Annie. Thank you for sharing it. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/8/2010 5:57:00 PM
I enjoyed it a lot! very good :D
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Date: 11/8/2010 4:03:00 PM
Annie, I love the depth of history relating to the arrow to the gun. But many have died when the sword has been run >> James :)
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Date: 11/8/2010 3:44:00 PM
Very nice expressions on what is it good for? Annie
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Date: 11/8/2010 3:38:00 PM
A interesting write on hero's fight, many meanings from this well constructed piece. Thank you for reading my work also. .Michael
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