WRATH TO WAILING

 

Wrath to wailing

 

 As the sword rose   

 above the bed         

 pointing towards the dead

  

 A hymn I chant 

 to cure my friend      

 from the deadly warfare

 

 Soldier for the rest                                                               

 but a friend in my chest   

 a brave young man                      
  laid there dead
 
  Among all the other men     
  smeared in red                                     
  with a lack of breath                     
  and a beat in the chest

  Lay millions miles away         
  from where I dragged
  by the hand                                
  to the temple gate

  A soldier, a friend, a brother had died                      

  leaving  his child and wife   
  barren but yet alive

  Saved his state 
  he did it well               
  but to what extent?

  But there is a person     
  to be blamed                   
  people of the world            
  who know nothing but fame

  Through the ashes               
  they burn eyelashes            
  of those whose families they sustain

  My friend I dragged                
  to the temple gate
  where I let him lay

  His last he breathed                  
  of this bloody air               
  which had betrayed many men  

  A wrath to wailing                        
  as I gave in                
  covering my mouth as I screamed big               
  washing my anger I thanked god       
  for giving me yet another chance          

  to make peace with my heart

 

                        - Ahena MK 

Author's Note

Hi Everyone,
hope you enjoy this poem there is more to come... Don't hesitate correcting and share with me your comments...

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"A wrath to wailing
as I gave in
covering my mouth as I screamed "

[Ahena MK]

Thanks for reading ...
Ahena

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)...................

[-Scribe in Style-]

The feeling of loss is very well explained, the story intertwined with expressions of feelings is just amazing and really touches the heart. Well written!

[Ahena MK]

thank you ...
ahena

[Sami Khalil]

A splendid read and write...Pen on...:)

[Ahena MK]

Thanks for reading ...

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)....................

[Coyote Poetry]

A sad and powerful poem. I like the journey you took me with you in the words. Soldiers die and people mourn trying to find some sort of understanding.
"But there is a person
to be blamed
people of the world
who know nothing but fame"
I understand the ending. Took me many years to understand friends lost to war and find some sort of sanity. Thank you for the amazing poem. You made me think tonight.
Coyote

[Ahena MK]

Thank you Coyote... glad you enjoyed it and glad i got you thinking
ahena