[The pen IS mightier than the sword...]
The hand rests in benign contempt
Upon the binding of the volume
And in the desolate space residing
Between parted rings one can
See the reason, long forgotten.
‘Tis the title that screams forth
A tempest of hypocrites and thieves
Who fight the words with words their own
Crowned in s’s and in deeds.
And in the might of pen and sword
Rest the hands in apocryphal veins
Who strain to counteract the bend
Of the beloved words they claim.
But forthright comes the day of days
When sinners will be judged
And left to wilt in the purest rain
Are the hilts of pages loved…
The hand rests in benign contempt
Upon the “s” preceding word
And wonders why it’s hard to cry
When no one’s ever heard…
Author notes
People use words, texts, documents to start wars...They fight with words as their reasons and justifications...The only example I can think of is religion...They use their texts to fuel and validate wars...But religion is not the only war fought with words...with truths and lies...That's what this poem is about.
Sword is merely word with an "s" in front of it. Hence the title of this piece...The Pen is not only mightier than the sword, but is the creator of its use...Without words to fashion swords there would be no reason for such idiotic blood shed...There is no such thing as absolute truth...truth is merely product of perception and therefore is only absolute to the perceiver...It will never be absolute to the human as a whole.
It is just sad that many writers, philosophers and religious scribes have become murderers of thousands over the years because humans no longer think and react...they simply act upon emotion and move on. Never contemplating what the author really intended.
So if you ever plan on writing something brilliant expressing your absolute truth, prepare yourself to murder thousands, because that's what writers are condemned to do.
KimberLea Spencer
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320 points, ended January 26, 2008, 176 entries
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well, i told you in my last class with you today that i really like this poem. its very deep and i enjoyed reading it
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yes I loved the rythm too, Had to read this more than once though . Nicely written !
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every sentence is just beyond masterful, you never allow filler in, or even an ounce of mediocrity, i really liked the idea behind this, but your masterful use of the english language stole the show, and blew me away...This is by far my favorite poem...period
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Wow...Thank you so much for such high praise! Your opinion means a lot to me and I am very flattered to be a favorite in your eyes. Thank you so very very much!
Cynn
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I liked very much the rhythm of this poem and also
its narrative regards pinkshee -
I loved this poem it was awsome! Keep up the wounderl work hun!
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wow! This concept definitely adds alot to the piece. The imagery stands out and the flow certainly works well. My only suggestions would be to re-think the setting out of the poem itself.
Much luck.
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Just as a note...I'm not saying that we shouldn't write and express our perception of the truth...I'm just pointing out something that occurred to me one day in class and saddened my spirit...So please...don't read into my author box too much!
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