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David Lauer
Poems
Jun 2011
Ballad of the Broken Blade
The glinting steel,
the bell-guard bright
Beneath the stark fluorescent light
Upon the armor, black and white
The Epees two did wheel
I dance, dart, leading with my unbloodied tip
The battered blade glints and clatters
I grapple with another steel and titanium edge,
Twisting, trampling, fighting
Thirsting for blood, the electric jolt of victory
I wait.
A mistake, an opportunity, an open port
The walls are breached, the banner glows red
And victory cries its piercing song.
Then, A pause.
Prepared again, back into the fray I dart
Adrenaline rushing through my warm, glinting steel
A catch, a crunch, a splitting sword
My upper half flies, spinning, across the battlefield.
Flashing back, battles won and lostΒ Β
Then cold silence
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.
And the brightest flame burns half as long.
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David Lauer
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