Resilience Requires Rectitude

Seduced soldiers of sinister solitude, seeking serenity and salvation, become servants to suicide-- surrendering sanity for sanctity.

Credulously convinced of the corrupt convictions of their culture, they castrate caution for a cause created by their creator.

We will not concede to their tactics of terror.

With magnanimous marches we shall mute the merciless merchants of this murderous mantra.

We will prevail with pride to protect our propensity for peace.

While winds whisper the words of weeping widows, we must fight the fire of our foreign foe with the fortitude found in our foundation for freedom.

Rampant rhetorical reasoning remains reflective of resistance to reasonable resolution-- resilience requires rectitude.

Author's Note

This is a work in progress...I'm sharing it prematurely because I'd like to hear some feedback.

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

nice alliteration and wordplay. A strong poem. Well done.

[obeytheimaginary]

I love it all. I can't leave your stuff.

[cartera]

I really like ' While winds etc. . . .'
The last line seems overly contrived, in my view. The words 'rampant' and 'reasonable' seem an alliteration too far in this line.
Good poem.
ATB
Alex.

[Jeremy Baker]

Alliteration and rhetoric are certainly your strengths! Not knowing what you intend makes it a little hard to offer anything constructive by way of feedback, though. I can see, or feel, references to 9/11 and its associated fears, but again, it's working as it is ... if this is the draft, then I wait with bated breath for the final masterpiece!

[InkSlinger]

Now, if this isn't a mouthful of words.. I am not sure what is..
Wonderful words whispered while we all wonder where these words were leading..

[Kenneth The Poet]

An alliterative explosion. A work of poetic, and even patriotic art.

[Beautifully Tragic xPoe..]

Clever, intriging piece. Love this.

[Chris Taylor]

Crazy abstract poem here. I found the "C" stanza a little harsh to read aloud. I can definitely see where you are going with this and enjoyed it as well.

[Broken Melody]

i find it an interesting read. Like how you choose a letter for each section and use it as many times as possible. kinda turns it into a tongue twister.

[realmwriter]

Dude I love the flow of a piece like this and I simply cannot wait to read what lays in store...!