Tired of war.
Tired of towers falling
Of remembering battles with piled dead
Of reasons that have no truth
Blustering babble, too much noise
From thrust out medaled chests,
Fists raised then pounding
Launching sky shrieking
Red-tailed smoke filled sunsets
Ground shaking
Air filled with cries and loss and fear and mindless hatred
Ancient grudges made modern
The jingling of coins changing hands.
Hearing myself, my nonsense
The words you hear hollow.
Fight back, your eyes say
Hush
Let fingers entwine and tongues tangle
Burning flowers brush hidden flesh
Come
Join
Release not the anguished cry of war and loss
But the shout of love
Fight back, your eyes say.
Take
Give.
Like this:
Like Loading...
Related
About michaelstephendaigle
I am the author of the award-winning Frank Nagler Mystery series. "The Swamps of Jersey (2014); "A Game Called Dead" (2016) -- a Runner-Up in the 2016 Shelf Unbound Indie Author Contest; "The Weight of Living" (2017) -- “The Weight of Living” was awarded First Place for mysteries in the 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest;
Named A Notable 100 Book, Shelf Unbound 2018 Indie Book Awards;
Named a Distinguished Favorite, 2018 Independent Press Awards.
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2018 Big NYC Book Contest.
Named a Finalist in the 2019 Book Excellence Awards.
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Named a Book Award Winner in 2021 by Maincraft Media Fiction Book Awards;
The Red Hand (2019) a Distinguished Favorite in the 2019 Big NYC Book Contest
Named Second Place winner for mysteries in the 2019 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards
Named a Notable 100 Book in the 2019 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2020 Independent Press Awards
A Nominee in the 2020 TopShelf Book Awards
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Dragony Rising (2022) First Place for Mysteries in the 2022 Royal Dragonyfly Book Awards; named a Notable 100 Indie Book in the 2022 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards; A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Independent Press Awards. A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Big NYC Book Awards.
