Paladins Promise

A holy warriors last words

Death be here

With tender, cold caress.

I beg of thee, find me a priest to whom I may confess

My sins

Before death collects her fee.

 

All my life I fought oppression;

Protecting the poor my mission.

From cruel kings demanding unjust dues,

Controlling my brothers in arms like pawns.

With all my strength

I fought

Against their foul dominion.

 

I stole from the evil their ill-gotten gains

To return to mouths and pockets of their lowly serfs;

Their grateful cries making me endeavour

To do more

Till the hold of the rich over the poor doth wane

And through fault of their own are clad in chain.

 

My time on earth slowly drains away.

I lie here,

My family

All gathered before me.

 

My sons and daughters:

My pride in them

Shines

 Like the morning star.

 

I tell them this,

Fighting tears away

 and then take deaths hand.

Gladly trading my fear

For peace and

Serenity evermore.

 

If you ever require aid against evil;

In any form,

My family stand strong,

Always ready to weather any storm.

 

Fight the good fight,

Rebel against unjust might.

Make a Paladins Promise,

Forever repel Satan’s Spite

Author's Note

If i make any historical errors i apoligize

Reviews

[SimpleMind]

Awesome! I just can't stop reading the poem until the end. It has historical touch yet I can understand all the words and terms used. Very well done :)

[silfrstjrana]

thank you for your kind comment emotionless. do you know of any magazines i can send poems to be published? im not fussy as of the moment whether im paid or not because im just starting out. If you're interested, i have published a book called 'Eidetic Emotions' and it should be able to order in 2/3 weeks

[SimpleMind]

Sorry but I am not familiar with any...

Cool...! You already published a book and that's something great! I will try to have a copy :)