Clashing

The fatality of the words

Formed at the end

Of our pointed staffs,

Poised for attack

With helmets askew

And shields held higher

To block our pride

And not our hearts-

Deja vu of never again

As we charged forward

With little consideration

Of what tomorrow

Would hold.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet and novelist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!