I Was Just a Pawn
No Coat of Arms, no Knightly charms
No Bishop's robe to don...
I do not ride a sturdy steed
I am just a pawn.
Kings will toast, and warlords boast
Of victories; 'til dawn
While I lay in a trench, of human stench...
I am just a pawn.
Called to guard the castle walls,
My wife and children dead
I shiver in the predawn chill
Blanketed in dread...
And listen to the revelry,
Inside the castle walls
Saving my last ounce of energy,
For when the warlord calls.
I do not fear the battle...
Nor fear the blood-streaked dawn.
I do not fear a soldier's death.
I am just a pawn.
I watch the towers crumble,
From my trench beyond the gate...
A kingdom built by greed and wealth
Fortified with hate.
And in the end, no crown or throne...
No dragon banners to wave..
The mighty and the lowly pawn,
Now share a common grave.
Dusty fables from the past
Will speak of kingdoms gone...
And how Nobles and Knaves, share common graves....
When I was just a pawn.
About this poem
When we die; it doesn't really matter if you had wealth and power, or not. Death is the equalizer, and we all await a common grave.
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Written on November 05, 2022
Submitted by lovingempath on November 06, 2022
Modified on April 19, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xxxA xaxA bcxc dbdb eaxA efxf xgag xaxa |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 954 |
Words | 209 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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