The walls are bleeding by the south terrace
running down the chapel of Santa Andronicus
the colour of walled flowers that grow
the large weeping petals of the hibiscus
Running livid across the painted white bricks
those painted, once were the colour of cinnamon
beside grasses bowed like mourners weep
and where a helmet lays, two black holes staring
A parade of stuck mothers, blood-spattered brothers
torn nightdress, tear-stained lovers, corpses silent
moving the awkward path blood follows down a rendered wall
snaking the bond of bricklayers lines, his shrapnel trowel
War in the afternoon, smoking fires are burning fervidly
its payload wrought angry, its payback stained history
rebels, guerrillas, soldiers of fortune, of might or of glory
loss rationalised, convictions quaterised by crimsoned mud
We seek to balance an august moon atop a Matterhorn
square up the finest order of nature without atonement
without compromise, only madmen's sighs mid ideology
alone nature weeps, guardian crows the executers
Who clear away the bodies, tie the flags low, remember
who exchange your smile for piles of shit-brown guile
overgrown death yards where the lazy cats still piss upon us
armouries choking the bonfires of our burning emotion
Given to this shame we fashion, indignant we all rise
discard our jesters eyes, turn ploughshares into knives
broadswords, guns, anarchised of reason, despised
roll dice in war-game arenas, still shun cowardly demeanour
©edenbraytoday17.07.2021
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12 responses to ““Still under master’s orders .. .” by edenbray.”
wonderful poem
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Dear Lucy. I enjoy your post but the background makes it difficult for me to read. Can you please do something about it in your next post?
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Thank you for letting me know. Could you specify what is bothering you regarding the background (i.e. if it’s the color of the text on the background or the background itself)?
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The colour of the text. But l think it is affected by the background.
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Hmm. I will switch the coloring back to red. That may help. 😀
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Thanks for understanding.
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Anytime!
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Loud and clear, madam.
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This is good for me.
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Thanks for the prompt response. I think other readers in my shoes will also appreciate it.
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I thank you for bringing it to my attention. 🙂
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My pleasure
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