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Augustus Macbeth - Exacting The Divine

December 16, 2018
By AndresBaron7423 BRONZE, Clearwater, Florida
AndresBaron7423 BRONZE, Clearwater, Florida
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A crusader, standing tall

Prepared to slaughter the heretics all

Riding horseback with sword and mail

Felling all the heretical faiths do ail


A man dressed in simple clothing

Prepared to do far more than simply toiling

Rallying countrymen with a rifle and a cry

With burning eyes he screams, “Invaders must die!”


A leader who pretends a country he must aid

Stands tall at the back of a fanatical brigade

Spewing forth lies to polarize and galvanize men

Surely all others shall be doomed there and then


Still more prowl, waiting hungrily

For those who shall roam into their territory

Little did they know, when out rang the cry

Their fates were sealed with the name “Banzai!”


Another time, in another place

Yet another example of ill-gotten grace

Dignified men exploring the unknown

Despite glory and God, their true intention is to own


A surge of lightning rang through the countryside

Forcing the hands of all those whose ideals they have yet to decide

They must act quickly, assist or resist

Else their livelihoods shall cease and desist


A divine act, the faithful intervention

Supposed hand of God’s impression

Brought here by pseudo-concession

All other powers shall fear holy annihilation


The author's comments:

I was first tasked with writing a poem that mirrors an abstract concept into concrete details by my Creative Writing teacher.  I chose the topic of self-righteousness, applied in the context military action and conquest.  I got into it and liked writing on it, so it grew from four to seven stanzas and I went over it with edits several times.  The title was also inspired by my teacher; she gave me the idea to include names of people whose power "became them," in a sense, and gave me the idea of adding an additional hyphenated phrase to make it more powerful and symbolic.  This also opens the poem into being one in a series or collection, which I have considered and am currently considering doing.  


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