Brotherly Love

Those who live forever bonded round a fire and hearth, spin their tales Are stories truly worth the cost of a poor mother's cries and wails

Two friends upon a battlefield

one left on the ground as he dies

In a foxhole, the other sits

listening to his mate's poor, cries

 

The first man wanted to save his mate

but the Sergeant said, not to go

"You'll only kill yourself instead"

"I can't leave him that's all I know"

 

The Sergeant went to turn away

as the first man dove from the hole

"I have to save my friend," he said

"if it costs my immortal, soul"

 

Minutes later he slid back in

clutching his dead friend, in his arms

Mortally wounded, he was now

blood was pouring, from both forearms

 Laid to rest within his friends arms

"a waste" said the Sergeant, to some

"When I found him, he was alive

his last breath said" "I knew you'd come"

 

Those who live forever bonded

round a fire and hearth, tell the tales

Are stories told, worth the cost

of a poor mother's, cries and wails

 

Ask a man to die for country

he will die for his friend instead
But no matter why it happens

the poor man is still surely dead

 

Could we strive to be something more

than a tombstone, upon the ground

Is death the true test of friendship

when Taps plays, the ultimate sound

 

If we don't learn to love, brothers

extinction will be how Man ends

It's hard to live a life of pride

at the cost of so many friends

 

 

Author's Note

Christ said " No greater love has any man than to lay down his life for a friend"
While war seems the ultimate test of this tenant. It is the ultimate shame of humanity. While I see the need of it in WW1 and WW2. These skirmishes since have been needless waste. Humanity will destroy itself if it doesn't stop this. If we don't find the way to forgo war we will all surly die from the shame of it. The countless women and children killed by it are enough reason.

Reviews

[Adam M. Snow]

Amazing man, truly amazing. You pulled it off again. I am speechless

[Kes]

I understand defence. But I do not understand attack. And if no one attacked, there'd be no reason for defence... And then there would be no war.
Wishful thinking, huh?

I loved the poem. It says everything about friendship. I am a coward - incredibly afraid of death - but I would lay down my life to save another. My fear of death makes me appreciate life so much... I couldn't have someone die for me. Ever. If I can save a life, I will. no doubt. This poem of yours - total brilliance - has renewed that in me.

Thank you,
Kes

[Manpreet]

This one is my favorite. A great poem.

[Katie Lynn]

Tate...
This is absolutely excellent. It really brings war into a different perspective. No one really thinks about those types of moments in the midst of war.
Beautiful

[livinglifeloud]

wow, this is breath taking.

favorite stanza- Ask a man to die for country
he will die for his friend instead
But no matter why it happens
the poor man is still surely dead

[Jazique]

That was a wonderful poem Tate telling a powerful story at the same time teaching a lesson of knowledge of the true meaning of war. We don't fight for our country truly we don't really care but, in the heart the truth lies inside that we fight for the ones we love the most from friends to family the ones on the battlefields are who we protect. I also loved the song you picked for this poem for it was perfect "just the two of us" one of my own favorite songs. Anyway well done with poem that rhymed so well while telling a story that touches the heart and tears to an eye. Also I agree will be humanity's dead because my own theory of how empires and civilizations like Roman, Byzantine, and turks fell was because they killed each other and it was because of greed for power and at the end they fell to their own deaths its like the 7 sins were their endings but, now a days we can only hope it won't be our ending and maybe learning the key words friendship, family, love, and peace. Excellent job and
keep up the amazing work.

[emmajoy]

Difficult to express what i feel about this poem, your words surely say what all of us feel, that war is the greatest and worst sin, yet in spite of that, a soldier will care for his comrade as if he was his child. If only people cared as much outside the darkness of war. Your words inevitably stoke the fires of thought.

[Samuel Dickens]

I think one could truthfully say that war brings out the best and worst in man, but oh how I wish such a test never occured. That which should always be a last resort is more often the first choice. So I believe, some very harsh judgement will one day be meted on those.

[An owl on the moon]

What a powerful confession of our darkness and our light as humanity. You speak a haunting word to our demise if we do not learn to love.. May it be.