Six kingdoms

Six kingdoms

A Poem by Brandon Barker
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Six kingdoms and I have felt need to cry

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Smoke clearing, kingdom gone
I gaze on my arm, blood has been drawn
Fall to my knees, hands trembling in fear
Look to my shoulder, a full bandolier

Weapon in hand, munitions at the ready
Around my two feet, six kingdoms stand steady
To point at one is to point at all
For without one, another shall fall

Wipe my brow covered in sweat
To venture fourth, entails regret
Fate unknown, I raise my gun
Shot one bullet, but hit not one

Six kingdoms awake, to a shot rung out
Look upon I, a victim of clout
Surrounded by dreams, of valor and gold
They could not read out, what had been untold

A sacrifice of which is rarely understood
One final attempt, to make some good
Unspoken words of past time’s pain
A death upon which took place in vain

As the cloud of dust fades, all become present
A moment of hush, brought on by a peasant
Simple yet complex in the question of why
This simple man felt the need to die

Words unspoken, yet heard alike
Told of a world constantly filled with society's dislike
Fear and death of the normal function
Unaware of a simple malfunction

Final life’s tear seeps from my empty eye
A gold-filled soul saying good-bye
No longer shackled by the chains of my words
Its meaning can be heard amongst voice of birds

Six kingdoms look up in mash anger
Wanting to push blame, for the death of this stranger
All raise their arms and take sure fire
Each muzzle that flashed spoke of misfire

Six kingdoms and I lay here in ash
Unable to stop a cataclysmic clash
One that shrouds the opinions of all
Six kingdoms and I, have felt need to fall

© 2014 Brandon Barker


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Added on July 25, 2014
Last Updated on July 25, 2014
Tags: Suffering, Death, Untold, Silence

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Brandon Barker
Brandon Barker

Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United States Minor Outlying Islands



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My name is Brandon Barker, I am 16, I enjoy writing about my life, and I enjoy poetry greatly; this is the first time I have openly posted my writing on a website where people will actually read it :) more..

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