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[Semi-OT] A Warrior's Poem
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<blockquote data-quote="GravyFingerz" data-source="post: 786763" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>A Warrior's Poem</p><p>By Orion Cooper</p><p></p><p>When I was a young lad</p><p>My father sat me on his knee</p><p>He told me the about everything</p><p>And said these words to me</p><p>“Son you have to work hard</p><p>And do what is right.”</p><p>But I never thought in my life</p><p>I’d have to learn to fight</p><p></p><p>I was handed a sword</p><p>And a shield in other hand</p><p>We were raided by humanoids</p><p>From a strange distant land</p><p>My brother lost his legs</p><p>My mother and father died</p><p>When the battle was over</p><p>I fell down and cried</p><p></p><p>I never even got a chance</p><p>To take up my fathers trade</p><p>All the lands we farmed were ruined</p><p>Gone were the plans we laid</p><p>Fate didn’t even give me a choice</p><p>To continue with my life</p><p>I had wanted three children</p><p>And a comely wife</p><p>But now all of that is gone</p><p>Traded for a sword and shield</p><p>I would give it all away</p><p>Just to toil on my field</p><p></p><p>I sleep on the road</p><p>In rain snow and sleet</p><p>My heart burns with hatred</p><p>Weary are my feet</p><p>The only thing pushing me on</p><p>Is the prospect of revenge</p><p>Rest father and mother</p><p>Your deaths I will avenge</p><p>I track them day and night</p><p>I track them through the snow</p><p>I track them without sound</p><p>So they never know</p><p>They never see me coming</p><p>I attack with surprise</p><p>Their sentries are destroyed</p><p>Silenced are their cries</p><p></p><p>When all is done</p><p>None are left that survive</p><p>My heart burns with purpose</p><p>But my soul is not alive</p><p>Each one that my sword cleaves</p><p>Cleaves in to my soul</p><p>My body may be fit</p><p>By my psyche isn’t whole</p><p>The peasants stare at me</p><p>With strange fear in their eyes</p><p>They part paths for me</p><p>And spread uncouth lies</p><p>In their eyes I’m a monster</p><p>A child turned devil man</p><p>This blood sword at my side</p><p>Scared them all and they ran</p><p></p><p>Age finally catches to me</p><p>My body is weak and cracked</p><p>There is no wife at my side</p><p>And my heart is racked</p><p>These pains I carry inside</p><p>Started many years ago</p><p>Like my father before me</p><p>It is my time to go</p><p></p><p>When I was a young lad</p><p>My father sat me on his knee</p><p>He told me the about everything</p><p>And said these words to me</p><p>“Son you have to work hard</p><p>And do what is right.”</p><p>But I never thought in my life</p><p>I’d have to learn to fight</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GravyFingerz, post: 786763, member: 77"] A Warrior's Poem By Orion Cooper When I was a young lad My father sat me on his knee He told me the about everything And said these words to me “Son you have to work hard And do what is right.” But I never thought in my life I’d have to learn to fight I was handed a sword And a shield in other hand We were raided by humanoids From a strange distant land My brother lost his legs My mother and father died When the battle was over I fell down and cried I never even got a chance To take up my fathers trade All the lands we farmed were ruined Gone were the plans we laid Fate didn’t even give me a choice To continue with my life I had wanted three children And a comely wife But now all of that is gone Traded for a sword and shield I would give it all away Just to toil on my field I sleep on the road In rain snow and sleet My heart burns with hatred Weary are my feet The only thing pushing me on Is the prospect of revenge Rest father and mother Your deaths I will avenge I track them day and night I track them through the snow I track them without sound So they never know They never see me coming I attack with surprise Their sentries are destroyed Silenced are their cries When all is done None are left that survive My heart burns with purpose But my soul is not alive Each one that my sword cleaves Cleaves in to my soul My body may be fit By my psyche isn’t whole The peasants stare at me With strange fear in their eyes They part paths for me And spread uncouth lies In their eyes I’m a monster A child turned devil man This blood sword at my side Scared them all and they ran Age finally catches to me My body is weak and cracked There is no wife at my side And my heart is racked These pains I carry inside Started many years ago Like my father before me It is my time to go When I was a young lad My father sat me on his knee He told me the about everything And said these words to me “Son you have to work hard And do what is right.” But I never thought in my life I’d have to learn to fight [/QUOTE]
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