Fortified with mythical metaphors
And hero archetypes
We rage into the battlefield
Armed and ready
Strong. So strong.
Eyes peeled for the enemy.
With battle cries we charge ahead
Unhindered . Unchallenged.
Unrelenting.
In measured steps, we advance.
Not knowing but confident.
The battle rages
A clash of weapons
We spar
We duel
We fight
We challenge
And we charge ahead
As the smoke rises
The battle cries get louder
Dark clouds fill the skies
The shadows emerge
The sounds get louder
As the enemy lines are blurred
We plunge ahead regardless
Unknowing. Unseeing.
Unintending.
And the battleground changes
And the smoke and the fire
And the thunder and the slings of arrows
Turn around.
Smoke rises in thick spirals
The battle cries louder
And louder.
We charge ahead
Unknowing. Unsuspecting.
Unhappy.
The tumult rises
The floodgates open
The torrent breaks
There is no stopping.
No stopping; no holding back.
Unstoppable. Unending
Unchallenged.
Because.
The storm is within
The battle is within
The enemy is within
To be conquered.
You need to publish a book of poems for sure. This is gold
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There’s a thought there!
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The enemy, friend and the one who couldn’t care less, are all within. Everything without is what you create. Except the seagulls! 🤣
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Yes… Those seagulls…
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I’m speechless… those are some very impactful words!
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Every day is a battle isn’t it Suneha? Well we just need to forge ahead!
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Though the philosophical underpinnings in the theme are readily recognisable, for me your creativity comes in a big way from the sets of four keywords at the end of each stanza.
The prefix ‘un’ not only changes the meaning of the root word, but here in this context it underscores the haplessness of how we conduct our battles within, and also the great burden of ironies we live with. My favourite is ‘unintending’.
Lifetimes are spent in saying ‘sorry I didn’t mean’, and then feeling sorry like the victim.
Very nice and kudos!
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My above comment should read set of three keywords not four.
I’m guessing I was preoccupied with some raging battle rather ‘unawares’!! 😊
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Thanks Amit. The numbers don’t matter. The battles rage on relentless, don’t they?
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