Thursday, 4 April 2019

Armistice Day



How 
Much longer
Can you 
Bare

To 
Embody
An oath
Sworn

To 
The unconscious
Legions

That
Feast upon
Your
Life energy

Speaking
In tongues
Intent

To
Convince
You

To 
Abdicate
&
Exile
Your soul

Country
&
Flag
Demanding
"Patriotism"

Dancing
Consumer goods
Gyrating
Their way
Into 
Your 
Next addiction

Recall
If you 
Will

When 
You sworn
Allegiance
To 
The dictates
Of
Your 
Unspoken 
Pain

At
What 
Time & place
Did you

Strike
A covenant
With 
Your suffering

That 
Would ensure
Regular
Visitation 
Of
"Punishment"

You would
Storm
That hill
Again 
&  again

Laying 
Countless
Lives to waste
Rather 
Than face
The "enemy" 
Within

You 
Will 
Break hearts
Over & over

Rather
Than acknowledge
Embrace
&
Sooth

To 
Pick up
The shards
Of shattered
Existence
Hidden
Within 
Your own
Heart

Disarm
The missiles 
Disassemble
The armouries

Your 
Heart
Has waited
A lifetime

To give 
You 
A heroes
Welcome


R. O'Neill (April 04, 2019)





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