I have seen my brothers fall
Lying where they once stood tall
Cut apart and mutilated, buried beneath the wall
While they stood in armor there
The wind was blowing through their hair
Guardians of righteousness, fearless atop the stair
I have seen my sisters raped
Their dignity and mouths agape
Calling out for God or death to deliver them from shame
All our rights have been revoked
Where we justly held the yoke
Now our family is ground to dust upon the road
I have stood in battle here
And seen brave soldiers weep with fear
Hoarse and incoherent at the monsters that appear
They come without honor or pride
They come and go and multiply
They wield the flame of Hell and on fiery steeds they ride
I am alone, I am the last to die
When they strike me down, I’ll hold my banner high
For I am the last of the ancient mystic blood
They’ll cut my throat and drag my body through the streets of mud
For shame
Have they never heard the people call my name?
So lay on, hounds, I bid you come
Finish now what must be done
Bring those hellish torches ‘round
Raze my village to the ground
I’ll stand undaunted till you come to cut me down
Author notes
16) Write from the point of view of the last tree standing in the forest.
i have a tendency nowadays to write nothing but pretentious "epic" songs.
A contest entry
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Comments
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Oh my goodness. I love LOVE that this is about a tree. I would have never guessed if you didn't say it. I had to read it twice just to soak it all in. I really like this
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"i have a tendency nowadays to write nothing but pretentious "epic" songs."
Ahahahahahaha. You're so good at it!!
This was really quite beautiful. Is there a melody to this...?
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Wow, This is very good.
You created something,
and well it's breathing. -
Since I read this last night I've been trying to figure out what I can say about it. Aside from amazing. Absolutely amazing. I love it. Like, seriously. Amazing images. Amazing words. Just...yeah. It's depressing. But beautifully depressing. To quote...well, you..."epic."
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