The BLACK KNIGHT stood with his blade held high --
It is not I who shall die today.
The WHITE KNIGHT smiled just short of a grin,
his blade resting secure in its sheath.
'Die,' you say -- you face me with sword held high; that shows me your fear to die.
You say to me, 'I shall not die today -- that says to me you believe you may.
The BLACK KNIGHT laughed and bent one knee, 'O kind sir, you have bested me. You have faced your enemy from deep within . . but we shall face again one day; then we'll see who is afraid'.
Author notes
we must all face our dark sides, the thing is to always win
Written September 30th, 2006
A contest entry
- The Darkwrite Challenge - A Multiround Contest by Alleksa Jan.
525 points, ended January 16, 2007, 25 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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The War With Fear. Definately a war faced by many. Your dark and light portray the battle with us all. As with the light, if we face our fear, we may overcome it and with no war, no casualties. Good image. Of course as your dark knight stated, fear will come again, and not just fear, sometimes we face evil, within and without. There are always choices to be made that's for certain. I enjoyed the poem as written as well, without the message in it. Great write my friend! Niaish for sharing. hugs
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whyspr
niaish dear one for understanding this war of fear we all face at one time or another and for sharing your wisdom across my page
and hugs returned
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Very well written and this little bit of moral certainly says much. Our fears are always there with us, the dark side will raise its head as you say. As long as one holds true to their faith, darkness will never win. I loved this much. Thanks so much for sharing and showing us all your wisdom.
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condor
awe...niaish na sweet one..for wisdom lies within us all..we are all teachers yet little students learning in this wonderful game of lifei am so pleased you have enjoyed this touch of me niaish 
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Okay, black and white.
Two facing knights.
Wrong and right.
Away goes fright. -
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tireseus
you got it!
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I pictured...
...the Kights vividly, blue sky, a few white clouds and the two guys facing one another in a clearing. Bright armour glinting in the sun, good v evil. We all have a choice in life and hopefully we take the right path and go the right way Slaying the evil knight! WASP.
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W a s p
Thank you so very much Im thrilled you enjoyed the poem...sort of my favorite
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Short and just wonderful! The metaphor is very interesting – you have employed it very well to serve the purpose of you poem. Correct me if I understood it wrong - the Black Knight is the fear and the White one is our own inner self.
I really like the ending – it is very wholesome and not meaningless which is important.
The poem is very good, but in some parts it is a bit confusing. Maybe because of the way dialog is represented – I’m not exactly sure.
Don’t mind my words much – it is just an opinion of a complete poetry loser.
Thank you for entering and I expect to see you in the next round.
Regards,
Jan
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thank you i to love Knights.you might like to read my other one if you havent all ready.THE KNIGHT AND HIS LADY i think thats the title my old memery aint like it use to be. hope is all well with you and bright sunny days//LOVE
AND HUGS
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I love knights and medieval times, very cool tale of good versus evil! Good job again!! LM
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Beautiful tale of Knights. I love those stories. I even wrote one myself. It was beautifully told and very enjoyable.
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Evil when faced by pure truth alwasy bows in defeat. Mr. Joe
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Quite an interesting tale. I found it quite amusing. yes, many of us live in fear and it controls us. Nicely done, with class.
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