Rifle in the hand

Faithless words reflecting in your eyes,
In the night mad beasts waiting for you,
Don't run,
Flood of flames,
Blood and chaos pushing to death.

Tight coffins, sower slaves lands,
This fight is the last,
Push to the other side.

Rifle in the hand, and march!
We will win, just hold on.

Armies gathered up for the final massacre,
Bloodshed, long dead, empty souls,
Lost sanity.

Faithless words reflecting in your eyes,
In the night mad beasts lurking around you.

Sleeping in entrenchments,
Behind the silent cannons.
Cold winds rage through the lands.

Gripping a picture of your loved ones,
Hiding it together with a single bullet,
Both left for you.

Rifle in the hand, and march!
We will win, just hold on.
No other options,
Just sower slaves land, and tight coffins.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Bluefire]

Interesting new take on an ever growing subject.
Well played!

[dan]

With total war seemingly around every corner this vision of war's atrocities lends a humanizing voice to the thrum of the machinery of war. With pictures of loved ones in hand the foot soldier's march forward helps him feel less alone and separated. Very well depicted! take care...dan

[GalaxyGhost]

This reminds me of the scene in Les Miserables where the men were singing "Red and Black." I like how the poem perfectly gives the readers a sense of dread and anger at the same time. The part that read "final massacre...empty souls" sounds a lot like it could be a metaphor for humanity now because we all become desensitized to the violence in the world. We hear horrible things in the news and media and so when your poem says "lost sanity," it is what we become if we do not find our humanity. Also, it is rather scary to think we live on the same planet as those who start the horrible violence in countries, homes, etc. So this poem is definitely a perfect description and metaphor of our world now. You perfectly captured that and I think this poem is amazing and worth reading! Keep up the good work, keep writing and definitely keep on doing what your doing!

[Usman Muhammad]

This writing is very deep and moving too.
I really liked the flow of your poem. It brings in mind the horrors of war.
You set the whole image of war beautifully into the mind of the reader.
Bloodshed, long dead, empty souls,
Lost sanity.
This stanza is very thought provoking and describes your writing abilities.
Very well written.
I will be looking forward to read your other works too.

[Dani The Unreviewed]

Thank you :)

[Dani The Unreviewed]

Fegyvert a kézbe, és indulj hát!
Hehe.
Try finding the messages :F

[maissa]

Liked it .. I specially liked this part "Gripping a picture of your loved ones,
Hiding it together with a single bullet"

[Dani The Unreviewed]

Thank you for the read :)