Arise

Another day, another year

for more anger, more hate

after all the quiet, happy cheer

as it is much, much too late,

to change humanity’s tragic fate…

Wars, bloody massacres,

a meaningless means to an end…

Upon the blood-soaked battlefield

As if we can just pretend...

that it is not such a disaster…

Fighting for freedom,

or for peace…

it does not matter

because it will never cease

it will never end…

so let’s not pretend…

But there may be hope

one day, but not today,

not now, nor tomorrow

As we shall always remember,

we will always feel their sorrow

But is it worth it, the battle?

Why rattle the cage of the beast,

when you can sing it back to sleep?

Why not let it rest in peace?

Simply, because we can…

We have freedom, the freedom to kill

sometimes for “justice” or possibly for the thrill

But what is the point?

What is the meaning of it all?

When our fate is set…

When, in the end, we all fall…

And arise once more,

only to stand tall, once and for all...

in the next great battle...

Reviews

[Vishuddha]

Read Nietzsche. You have to fight to stay strong. You have to be willing fight to descern what is worth fighting for. You have to fight because life is about what you do. Life is a struggle, a test, or it isn't worth anything. Yes, the battle is worth it and in the end we all fall - It matters not that you are dead, it only matters how you died.
I really enjoyed your song.

[ANTO]

forceful and apocalyptic Brian - your versatility abounds. Many questions asked here which to get the answers require deep awareness and insight of ourselves as a species and most of all requires a stop to all such wars - never going to happen - so to come back to your first stanza I concur with the lines:
"as it is much, much too late,
to change humanity’s tragic fate…" - we are lemmings - thats all
thank you for the RR Brian

[Lizardo]

A very deep meaning that this poem has, it really grabbed my atention specially the last stanza.
It;s very true, We arise again just for another battle to knock on our door.
Great writing, Great way to start off new year