Ekphrastic Poem Inspired by Salvador Dali

My Ekphrastic poem inspired by The Face of War painting by Salvador Dali.

Ekphrastic Poem inspired by Salvador Dali’s The Face of War

 

“War is not the answer for only love can conquer hate,” Marvin said.

“But all I’ve known is war and war is all I’ve known,” said the Millennial.

 

Desert skies are dark and dreary when misery makes a man grow weary

Sun don’t shine and clouds stay sparse for fire fights light up our nights

 

Weeping, gasping, crying, sighing, wondering, wandering while we all are dying

Mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, macabre visions engulfed in horrors

 

“War is not the answer for only love can conquer hate”, “Marvin said.

But all I’ve known is war and war is all I’ve known said the Millennial.

 

A long shadow has been cast toward our future direct from our past

Horizon colors glow radiantly amongst the shadow of hypocrisy

 

Blue skies surround ancient ruins in decay

Enhanced and advanced from the mortar bomb display

 

Soiled somber symbols of beautiful places

Captured in features that look like The Faces

Of War.

 

 

“War is not the answer for only love can conquer hate,” Marvin said.

“But all I’ve known is war and war is all I’ve known,” said the Millennial.

 

There’s solace in peace and chaos in battle

Like the hissing of snakes when they slither and rattle

 

Through broken bone that turned brown from the sun

And skeletons scattered for snakes to prey on

 

Since no one is left, not a sound, not a sight

The rattlers and bones tell the tale of the fight

 

That never ending battle for what’s right

Day after day and night after night

 

“But only love can conquer hate” Marvin said.

“War is the only answer I’ve ever known” said the Millennial.