The grey gloom chuckles at our cunning plans
I find the stick rather condescending;
If each crucial station, some soldier mans
Our febrile worrying may be ending!
But Horace always thinks he knows better
He thinks he can read mud like poetry
He treats me like a delinquent debtor
Who owes him meek, shuffling fealty
Damn him, taking the hill was my idea!
All of us are sick of this ugly trench
It could be that our bloody omega
Awaits above, and that makes my jaw clench
But one thing I believe I know quite well:
Horace’s stick will quickly burn in Hell!
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D. J. Reddall
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Violence Begets
"Any last words, cowboy?" "None you'd understand, sodbuster." "Funny. That's Marshall Sodbuster to you. But I meant some last nugget that would help us in the adjudication of the myriad offenses counted against you and your gang. I wasn't asking for penitence."
By Adam Diehl4 days ago in Fiction
Comments (3)
Febrile, that was a new word for me! Loved your poem!
A lot of emotional tension! Incredibly done! 💌
Oh wow. That was really well done. Burn Horace, burn.