Hero’s Quest

Moonlight ignites the open shore

Heroic lives are no more

Ballads sung of victories won

will mist away in morning sun

Still, the waves continue on

The sword declaring, “It is done.”

Forgetful kisses of water and sand

Corpses recovered to the land

Formidible fortress now is silent

Peace ironic after the violence.

3 comments on “Hero’s Quest

  1. camilla wells paynter's avatar camilla wells paynter says:

    The whole notion of “heroism” is something we should seriously question. Thanks for this.

    • Mare Martell's avatar Mare Martell says:

      Needless deaths and bravado. Sometimes there are things worth fighting against (genocide), but who has the bigger god/dick/delusion isn’t some of them

      • camilla wells paynter's avatar camilla wells paynter says:

        !! And the “things worth fighting for” more often than not arise out of the aforesaid mentality.

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