POE: Forgotten Soldier, by AlBhedSycdan

[Muse_of_the_Soul]

A forgotten soldier in a battlefield of lies
Though the battle rages on, the true war is inside
He pulls the trigger, grabs the knife, when suddenly a light
A mental flare, a flashbang scare, dost fill him with fright.

A bullet fires through his head, a sudden realization.
He's a puppet following orders: massacre a nation.
He takes his blade, the world he'll save, he's losing all his patience.
He then saws off a finger raw to leave on a "vacation".

Upon entering the palace he recieves a Purple Heart.
His brother sits upon the throne, a leader bold and no heart.
This forgotten soldier knows the bloodline, the king? Not.
Heir to the throne, yet on the floor, his eyes, both bloodshot.

From 'neath his coat, he pulls a gun, a government grade pistol.
He points it to his brother's skull, and happily pulls the trigger
Through bone and brain, eyes full f strain, throne of blood and gristle;
The king falls dead, his life has left, a straight-to-hell-bound missile.

Forgotten soldier, now a king, has ended a war.
The cost: a finger and ex-king; a feat not done before.
He rules the land, scepter in hand, a crown atop his head.
His brother, now forgotten, is now lying cold and dead.

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[Muse_of_the_Soul]

Josette Birkey

I love how you describe the battlefield and I love the second line. One of the only things that confused me was what era or world it was in. It says king yet they have guns and purple hearts. But otherwise this is an interesting poem that has a good point of view.

Thanks a ton. I have been trying to write more poems based on life, but they all bend back to the war element for some reason. o.o

As for the time-frame, that was kinda like a metphor, in a way. Nowadays, all that we in America and similar countries hear about is the President and Congress and the Supreme Court. This puts the idea into most people's heads that monarchies are lesser powers and are outdated. Essentially, picture the present day world being run by a monarchy. With that idea in hand, that monarchies are outdated, this poem gives (to me, that is) the feeling that the old monarchies must end through a little anarchy(death to the king), followed by the democracy(Just, fair ruling) that makes the government here work