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THE ORDAINED MISSION
Contributed by
mggandhi
on
Saturday, 24th July 2004 @ 10:50:11 AM in AEST
Topic:
war
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THE ORDAINED MISSION
(i)
Walls break,
peoples hug,
Germanies unite,
there is light.
Amidst gongs and bells,
new world is born.
A new Europe rolls down
the escalator of time.
(ii)
Ringing with cries of freedom,
prestroika unfurls in the sky,
glasnost breaks the union.
A new confederation takes off
to join the older choir,
new priests are anointed.
(iii)
Bishops sit in circle,
kiss crosses one by one,
blood and flesh a real feast.
No heretic nailed,
no prince crucified,
no one killed in fake encounters.
State is on the alert
to let no assassin
go scot free.
(iv)
With no regret or remorse
I walk out of the prison
after a twenty-seven-year spell.
I am my future
held in chains
yet a beacon to my men,
the Mandela to my generations.
I fix my gaze on my son
dispatched to the guillotine,
I burn red with rage
struggling to break open the cage.
No sacrifice is too dear
to break asunder human chains,
that my fellowmen be free
from the accursed slavery.
Copyright ©
mggandhi
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2004-07-24 10:50:11] (Date/Time posted on
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Re: THE ORDAINED MISSION
(User Rating: 1 ) by wray on
Saturday, 24th July 2004 @ 11:16:09 AM AEST (User
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Despite the politics prevalent in the poem, I think I agree that its focus is really more "war" so good on you for reposting.
At first I thought the first 3 verses were just fillers (the 4th verse being the most important of course) but looking back I realise that you did need everything you wrote, for the effect of contrast. Excellent write, you could feel it building up to the final harsh perspective right from the beginning. |
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