I was a soldier of Rome and my thoat is now split open Split it was by a Gaul Fighting to destroy the Republic. I hope the earth is nourished by my blood And life grows from it For so much has been lost In this senseless slaughter. Do they not see the light of Rome? Civilizations luster? We bring fire to the shadows of the world To cast them aside, tear them asunder. Our cause is just, our will cannnot be stopped The world shall be roman We bring justice and order! My sword may decorate the ground And my armour my lifeless body Behind me marches the strength of legions From it ten more will take my place For victory! For glory!
I was a warrior from Gaul Sixteen springs alive Cut down in my prime To defend my home From RomeΒ΄s thrist for land They come forth from beyond the mountains A ravenous, barbarous horde They loot, and ****, and pillage Torching everything they touch Can they not see our life is just? And it is peace, not man, who governs this grooves? We live, we love, we grow They tend to their business and we to ours. Yet they now come And my body may give life to the forests And from the forests forth shall spring my brothers To ****! For victory and glory!
I am a crow
I shall feast on them both
Life shall indeed spring forth
The maggots
The flies
And many, many more of us.
I always wanted to try my hand at a poem with historical flavor