Nature of Man



Come fight me kingdom feller,
Whose footsteps cherry snow,
And show the world the naked thing
Which quivers in your bow.

But if the jay took back it’s coat
And shield struck down to root
Are you the man who tends the tree
Or teaches it to shoot?

About this poem

Drawing parallels from modern day consequences of war and its effects on the environment, this poem asks the reader to reflect on human instinct, and who’s shoulders the responsibility of war falls on.

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Written on July 09, 2023

Submitted by Linzkat43256 on December 27, 2023

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Scheme XXXX XAXA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 249
Words 52
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

Lindsay Endres

26, Ohio, tired of watching the news. more…

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