When my end comes to me,
whether on land or sea,
bullet or blade
age or virus made
beyond the closing of my eyes
know that i am content not to rise
What awaits the forever dark?
And endless cloud and no electric spark?
Fire and flame with no water or rain?
Black and forever with no pain?
May chance just oblivion calls,
Like that of cavern falls?
I will not be guided by a chain of fate
Either by a god's will or demons bait
My way is mine and mine alone
My soul is mine and mine to atone
My actions are led by my decisions
Lest I bare myself another's incision
For Icarus fell from the heat of the sun
and a soldier fell at the sound of a gun
Respect those choices of other people
Respect those who worship near a steeple
But mine is not the way of worship of one
For mine is the choices left when all is done
Free from the oppression of the sword
Free from the constrictions of the cord
I now, choose to lie and rest
For now, I have no weight against my chest
Broken Hymn (Inspired by The Dropkick Murphys) by OtaconGamer777, literature
Literature
Broken Hymn (Inspired by The Dropkick Murphys)
Holed in my entrenched position,
Now the battle hymns are playing,
I flinch as I feel bullets and mortars land nearby.
Reports of shots not far away
I started reciting prayers in head,
No Prayer,
Hugging the locket I had in my breast pocket,
No Promise,
I looked to the sky and breathed out,
No Hand of God
As an aircraft is gunned down
Could save the souls of the Blue and Gray
I close my eyes and picture my lover
Tell their wives
As I li
The Dragon
It stood hunched over, large frame blocking the doorway, huge and imposing. Glowing yellow eyes peered at me from it malformed, scaled head. The pupils sharp and shaped like that of a serpent. It approached and you could hear the sliding of its strong tail as it dragged across the wooden floor. The feet were bare and heavy steps created a thud every step. Walking on its raptor-like feet, I could feel an aura of strength. It straightened itself as it came closer. What was six feet tall hunched over, it became over seven and half to eight at full height. Humanoid but extremely muscular, with great shoulders and a barreled chest, eve